A group of protesters in downtown Miami moved onto Interstate 195 and blocked traffic coming into the area Friday night.
The group was upset over the lack of action on the Reefa Hernandez case along with the grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Missouri and New York.
The group initially locked arms to block traffic in both directions on I-195. The road is a major entrance way into Miami Beach and comes as Art Basel is in full swing.
Protesters began gathering around 5 p.m. and began marching shortly after 6 p.m. The group stopped blocking the road and began walking through the westbound traffic a little after 6:30 p.m.
The protesters could be heard chanting "Whose streets? Our streets!" as they marched.
Miami Police said they are working to ensure the safety of the protesters and have blocked the streets accordingly. Police also said the Florida Highway Patrol was aware the group intended to block I-195.
Protesters moved off of the I-195 Causeway and allowed traffic to begin moving again shortly before 7 p.m. The group then moved down to Biscayne Blvd and NE 36th Street in downtown Miami. They moved through the streets of Wynwood before returning to the intersection of 36th and 1st Avenue where the protest started.
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"To see that the gallery owners and the artists are coming out, it show that it's not an either or, it's not us vs. them, it's us vs. the system," said Sherika Shaw, a protest organizer.
Police didn’t say any arrests had been made and called the protest a “success” and said it was peaceful.
The large-scale protest wrapped up before 9 p.m. despite a few dozen protesters continue to stay in the streets.
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