Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small today addressed the media in his hometown concerning yesterday’s protest and subsequent destruction.

The mayor said he participated in a peaceful justice for George Floyd demonstration in Atlantic City on Sunday. A few hours later, he said, a second wave of protesters began looting and breaking windows.

Out of the 17 people arrested, six were from Atlantic City, the mayorr told reporters.

Today, he led a couple hundred residents, community leaders and just every day people who wanted to help and help clean up the town.

Participants walked the entirety of Atlantic City picking up broken glass and cleaning.