CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A peaceful protest took place Monday morning outside the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building as community groups pushed back against a congressional field hearing on violent crime.

Led by Indivisible Charlotte and The Poor People’s Campaign, the demonstration began at 8:30 a.m. Monday, just ahead of the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan. Protesters said the event is using a recent tragedy, the murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s Blue Line, for political purposes.

Organizers criticized national GOP leaders for turning Charlotte into a political stage instead of working to address the root causes of violence.

The hearing began at 10:00 a.m. inside the courthouse, while outside, protest signs and community voices called for uni

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