North Charleston sets curfew to take effect as protest scheduled to end

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The city of North Charleston confirmed Monday afternoon that it will extend a 12-hour curfew beginning at 6 p.m. Monday.

It will take effect at the same time a protest hosted by the group Black Lives Matter is set to end. That protest will begin at 4:30 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. at North Charleston City Hall, according to a social media post.

North Charleston’s curfew will end Tuesday morning at 6 a.m., according to city spokesman Ryan Johnson.

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