A single fist bump started a movement in Flint Township on Saturday. A video of Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson removing his riot gear and walking with Flint protesters went viral Saturday.

FLINT, MI — On a Saturday in May 2020, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson—facing a group of hundreds of people beginning to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota—decided to take ...

The Flint Township protest took place on May 30, which Swanson said is the day “this office changed the way we do policing and George Floyd changed American policing because of what he ...

Sheriff joins George Floyd protest in Flint: ‘We want to be with y’all’ In a gesture of peace, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson took his helmet off and put his baton on the ground.

During a protest for George Floyd in Flint on Saturday, Genesee County's sheriff decided to walk alongside protesters. In a video that has more than 4 million views on Twitter, the sheriff ...

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joins protestors in Flint on May 30, 2020. Photo courtesy of Facebook video by Avis Sword. (WDIV) FLINT, Mich. – Protests are consuming cities across the ...

FLINT, MI -- A black man stood up and told a white sheriff: “Walk with us.” And the sheriff did. This message of unity, spoken on the first day of peaceful Flint-area protests, has drawn ...

In Flint Township, Mich., Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson encouraged a group of protesters to come together with law enforcement to mend their relationship with the community. The encounter ...

Flint-area Sheriff Chris Swanson is known for de-escalating police responses at protests after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson was caught on video Saturday afternoon talking and marching with protesters in Flint in honor of George Floyd, the man who was killed in Minneapolis last week.

A Michigan sheriff joined protesters in Flint Township on Saturday, putting down his weapon and saying, “I want to make this a parade, not a protest.” Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson ...

FLINT, Mich. — Chris Swanson, the high-profile sheriff of Michigan's Genesee County, is launching a Democratic bid to become the battleground state's next governor. ... At a protest in Flint, ...