People gathered in the streets of Durham last night in a vigil for Jesus Huerta, a teen suspect who died in the back of a police patrol car last month.
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Police standing by in CCB Plaza, downtown Durham.
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Soon, a different team of police, dressed in riot gear, appeared.
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Police used tear gas and smoke bombs on those assembled.
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The tear gas rid the square of protesters and the press.
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WUNC's Laura Lee was on the scene last night and she recorded a couple of different videos.
Carol Jackson has been with WUNC since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with WUNC's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.
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