Truck hits protesters on I-244

TULSA — Police were called to the Black Lives Matter protest Sunday evening around 6:30 after a truck drove through the crowd.

The protest had all lanes of I-244 closed.

The road reopened by 7:30.

Investigators on the scene say two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Troopers are interviewing the driver of the truck.

Shortly after 10:00 Tulsa police fired pepper balls into a crowd of protesters at 36th and Peoria.

Saturday a  protester was hit on I-44.

Sunday marks 99 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Protests are being held around the country after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.