VOA常速英语:纽约时报夏洛茨维尔暴力事件的事态分析

White nationalists and counter protestors blamed each other for the violence that erupted in Charlottesville on Saturday.

Protestors also blamed the police for not keeping the peace.Amateur video from many angles over the course of the day paints a picture of how events turned violent.

Early Saturday morning, white supremacist gathered at McIntire Park in Charlottesville.Around the same time, counter protestors met at a church 2.5 miles away.

Both groups march towards Emancipation Park in downtown Charlottesville.

The sight of the planned far-right rally.

Several men wearing national Guard-style military gear were present.

The first outbreak of violence was reported at 10:30 a.m. More clashes happened before 11 a.m.

The use of pepper spray was reported.

A state of emergency was declared at 11:06 a.m. Violence continued until 11:30 a.m. when officials declared unlawful assembly.

Police started making arrests around 11:50 a.m. as they began clearing Emancipation Park.

At 12:30 p.m. clashes were reported at nearby Justice Park.Counter protestors marched down Fourth Street at 1:40 p.m. A car sped down Fourth Street.

Then it rushed in reverse.

If you guys just see that? A car just plowed through hundreds of people downtown Charlottesville. We need the ambulances.

James Alex Fields Jr. was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after authorities identified him as the driver of the car.

Heather Heyer, a Charlottesville paralegal, died in the attack.