El Paso Police Chief Under Fire For Comments on Protest Group

(El Paso, TX) — Local leaders in El Paso are condemning remarks by the city’s police chief, calling Black Lives Matter a “radical hate group.” Greg Allen made the comments Friday to reporters when asked about local members holding a vigil in El Paso over the weekend. Allen called on government officials to look into the actions of the group. He said “the consequences of what we saw in Dallas is due to their efforts.”