OSA Protesters Occupy Beavercreek Police Departmen

BEAVERCREEK -- Protesters occupy the Beavercreek Police Department. The Ohio Student Association has been staying inside the department lobby since Monday, and Wednesday, they were locked out of the building after a second meeting with the police chief. Protesters are calling on the police department to fire Officer Sean Williams, to take action against the 911 caller Ronald Ritchie and change the way officers are trained for active shooters. Those demands were not met, but they say their fight is far from over. "We know that he has some power to influence the decisions of what will happen to Officer Sean Williams, of what will happen to the 911 caller Ronald Ritchie," said Malaya Davis, Ohio Student Association. But the group was told by the department that Williams will remain on the force pending an investigation, Ritchie's involvement was handled by BCI and a state organization regulates police training. "At that point, we said since you aren't going to do any work we're going to give you some work to do today," said Davis. They took their protest outside. "We've just been sitting here peacefully protesting and singing songs,"said Davis. They soon realized the doors to the Beavercreek Police Department lobby had been locked, at 3:55 p.m, More than an hour earlier than usual. And frustration grew for the protesters. "His job is to protect law and order not necessarily to promote justice," James Hayes, Ohio Student Association. A couple hours later, officer packed up the protesters' belongings and brought them outside. While it might seem like the protesters are done, they would disagree. "Us shutting down the police department today was enough to show that we have power and we're not afraid to show that power," said Davis. They also asked the FBI and Department of Justice to expedite their investigation.