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Charlottesville Residents Vent Over Handling of Rally

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Charlottesville residents vented their frustration at city leaders and their distrust of police at the first city council meeting since the release of a scathing report about officials' response to a white nationalist rally this summer.

Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy presented the findings of his months-long investigation at the meeting Monday night after releasing the report publicly Friday.

The council then opened a public comment session. Some speakers shouted at the mayor, others at the police posted in the room.

One speaker said the whole council should resign. One person in the crowd had a sign that said, "Blood on your hands."

City Manager Maurice Jones was expected to present an "action plan" at the end of the meeting.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.