UPDATE (9:00 p.m.) - The story was updated to reflect new reporting that the girl is a student and that the SUV drove past the protest multiple times before stopping.

UPDATE (5:15 p.m.) - Fremont Public Schools issued a statement saying that a non-school-sponsored, student-led demonstration started around 2:00 p.m. School administrators were supervising with the goal of ensuring that students were safe and peaceful.

“We value our relationship with our first responders and their help today. We will continue to work together to keep our students and community safe,” stated Dr. Brad Dahl, Superintendent.

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FREMONT, Neb. — A girl who was part of a protest against ICE taking place at a Nebraska school is injured after being hit by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Fremont High School. Dozens of students were part of the protest and were holding signs and chanting. A red SUV with a Trump flag on the back drove by the protest multiple times. On the final pass, a boy, who appeared to be high-school aged, parked the SUV in front of the school, got out of the vehicle and exchanged words with the protesters. He then got back into the SUV, revved the engine and drove forward.

A girl, who was a student, was in the street and holding a sign. A video from a witness shows the girl moving toward the vehicle. While she was still several feet away, the driver accelerated and hit the protester, knocking her to the side. The driver stopped briefly as a school administrator approached, then drove away from the scene.

NCN's Veronica Sandoval was on site covering the protest and captured video of the incident. 

 

Police and paramedics responded to the school. The girl was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher and transported to a hospital. She was alert, talking and smiling while interacting with first responders.

A witness shared a video with NCN that shows the incident from a second angle:

 

Officials with Fremont Police declined to comment and said they will issue a news release later on Thursday.

Students and others continued the protest after the incident.

“When you see it in real life, when you see it happening right in front of your eyes, it’s a different shock,” witness Evelyn Martinez said. “I’m still very shaken.”