Story highlights Chanting started after Bush answered question about racial inequality

Bush ended town hall without making final statement, left building

Campaign said Bush meet with Black Lives Matter advocates before the event

(CNN) Jeb Bush's town hall in North Las Vegas on Wednesday ended abruptly after the Republican presidential candidate answered a question about racial inequality, and Black Lives Matter advocates began chanting as he made his exit.

The former Florida governor, whose campaign said he met with advocates before the event, was asked about his views on racial disparities in the criminal justice system that have been amplified by recent incidence of unarmed black men dying at the hands of white police officers.

Bush said "these problems have gotten worse in the last few years" and that communities "no longer trust the basic institutions in our society that they need to trust."

He called on local leaders to get more engaged in recognizing the problem, adding that "perception becomes reality, and there is racism in America."

"No one should deny that, although there's been significant progress," he added.

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