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Protester Scales DC Bridge, Prompting Traffic Shutdown

A protester climbed the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, on Friday, May 1, prompting authorities to https://x.com/DCPoliceDept/status/2050290913000161725 shut down traffic as they responded. Footage taken by Mina Nit Boutsomsi shows the demonstrator atop one of the bridge's arches, unfurling a long black banner. Police https://x.com/DCPoliceDept/status/2050290913000161725 said they were responding to an active barricade situation and that negotiators were on scene. All inbound and outbound lanes on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge were https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/2477819783335099 closed due to fire department activity, emergency officials said. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/protester-scales-frederick-douglass-bridge-sparking-shutdown/4099259/ told NBC Washington that crews were conducting a high-angle rescue operation on the bridge. Police had not released any information about the individual involved. (Footage by Mina Nit Boutsomsi/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A protester climbed the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, on Friday, May 1, prompting authorities to https://x.com/DCPoliceDept/status/2050290913000161725 shut down traffic as they responded. Footage taken by Mina Nit Boutsomsi shows the demonstrator atop one of the bridge's arches, unfurling a long black banner. Police https://x.com/DCPoliceDept/status/2050290913000161725 said they were responding to an active barricade situation and that negotiators were on scene. All inbound and outbound lanes on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge were https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/2477819783335099 closed due to fire department activity, emergency officials said. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/protester-scales-frederick-douglass-bridge-sparking-shutdown/4099259/ told NBC Washington that crews were conducting a high-angle rescue operation on the bridge. Police had not released any information about the individual involved. (Footage by Mina Nit Boutsomsi/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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Storyful
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May 01, 2026
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Washington, DC, United States
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