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Thirteen people were arrested Monday evening after a group of protesters shut down rush-hour traffic on Interstate 95 south of the Belvidere Street exit.

The demonstration, which began shortly before 6 p.m. in the southbound lanes, was in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a news release from the group.

The group of about 30 protesters held signs — one of which read “White silence is violence” — while shouting, “Black lives matter,” and “No justice, no peace, no racist police."

The news release said “the protesters emphasized the crisis faced by black trans women and black women in Virginia, especially at the hands of the police.”

By 6:20 p.m., Richmond police were on the scene and after two warnings to move from the road to the grass, several protesters were in handcuffs.

Those who refused to exit the interstate were charged with being pedestrians on a highway and for impeding the flow of traffic. Thirteen protesters were arrested and transported by two police vans to the Richmond City Justice Center for processing.

Those who chose to move stood along Belvidere continuing to protest.