//Greenville leaders: Standoff between protesters, riot police ‘not the way we wanted it to end’

Greenville leaders: Standoff between protesters, riot police ‘not the way we wanted it to end’

Greenville’s interim police Chief Howie Thompson said officers “bent over backwards” to disperse protesters who blocked city streets hours after a peaceful demonstration ended Sunday night before resorting to flash grenades, pepper balls and other tactics.

“The way last night ended — that’s not the way we wanted it to