By Police1 Staff
HOUSTON — Thousands marched to show their support for police on Saturday, WFAA 8 reported.
The march honored Deputy Darren Goforth, who was gunned down last month while at a gas station.
Over 10,000 people took to the streets — in cars, on bike and foot — wearing blue shirts and holding a banner that read “Police Lives Matter.”
The march was 4.5 miles long and shut down several roads.
The event was peaceful. Those who came out told the publication they want the same thing those marching in the Black Lives Matter movement ask for: an end to violence, mutual respect and a peaceful coexistence.
“We just need to come together,” Nikki Plunkett told WFAA. “I feel the nation is divided right now. We just need to all come together.”
For many, the march was personal. Sylvia Huerta told the publication she came out for her late husband who spent nearly two decades patrolling his community.
“Only when you’re related to a police officer you know what they go through every day,” Huerta told WFAA. “They walk out of the door, and only God knows if they’re coming back to their family.”
Marchers raised thousands of dollars for Deputy Goforth’s family from selling t-shirts. The back of the blue shirts read “United we stand. Go forth with no hate.”