(CNN) At least 41 people were arrested Wednesday in a rush hour protest that briefly shut down Interstate 35 in Minneapolis, Minnesota State Police said. "Philando Castile's not going to work today; these people don't need to go to work" #PhilandoCastile #BlackLivesMatter — Mike Spangenberg (@MikeSpangenberg) July 13, 2016The protest backed up traffic for about 5 miles. Using cars to block traffic they took over the southbound lanes as they held hands and chanted "Black Lives Matter." "Non-black allies" were responsible for the action, said Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis NAACP, which has organized rallies and protests since Castile's death. More than 40 people of various races spilled onto I-35W Wednesday morning, to protest the death of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer during a July 6 traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

Source: CNN July 13, 2016 21:33 UTC