It was two in the morning.
Antonio Gwynn was watching Facebook Live streams of police activity on Bailey Avenue in Buffalo.
The 18-year-old Hutch Tech senior was struck by the amount the violence and destruction.
MERCY FOR PATRICESMITH.AS COMMUNITIES ALLOVER THE COUNTTRY TO PUT AN END TOTHE RECENTVIOLENCE... THEREARE STORIES OF HOPETHAT SHINE DURINGDARK TIMES.WE SHOWED YOUEARLIER HOWVOLUNTEERS CAMEOUT TO BAILEYAVENUE THISMORNING TO HELPCLEAN UP.ONE OF THE VERYFIRST VOLUNTEERS TOSHOW UP -- ATEENAGER... AT TWOA-M.HE SPOKE WITH 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA ABOUT LEADINGA MOVEMENT TOCLEAN HIS STREETS.IT WAS TWO IN THEMORNING.
ANTONIOGWYNN WASWATCHING FACEBOOKLIVE STREAMS OFPOLICE ACTIVITY ONBAILEY AVENUE INBUFFALO.ANTONIO: WELL YEAH...I WAS ACTUALLY ONTHE COUCH BUT I WASIN BED.
LAUGHSTHE 18-YEAR-OLDHUTCH TECH SENIORWAS STRUCK BY THEAMOUNT THEVIOLENCE ANDDESTRUCTION.ANTONIO: I FELTDISGUSTED.
MYNERVES WERE BAD.THEY'RE DESTROYINGA CITY THAT COULDACTUALLY BE VERYBEAUTIFUL.SO HE GOT UP ANDGOTDRESSED...BECAUSE -HE SAYS - HE KNEW HEHAD TO DOSOMETHING.ANTONIO: I WENTBOUGHT SOME TRASHBAGS GRABBED MYBROOM AND MY DUSTPAN AND I JUSTSTARTED HEREANTONIO: IT WAS JUSTME BY MYSELF.
SO IJUST STARTED RIDINGUP AND DOWN BAILEYTO SEE WHERE STUFFWAS DESTROYED SO ICAN CLEAN IT UP.KALAH BISHOPORGANIZED A GROUPTO COME HELP OUT.WHEN THEY ARRIVEDTHIS MORNING AT 10,THEY FOUND THEMAJORITY OF THEMESS TAKEN CAREOF.... AND ANTONIOHARD AT WORK... AFULL EIGHT HOURSAFTER HE INITIALLYSTARTED CLEANING.KALAH: TO KNOW THATAN 18-YEAR-OLD HAD ITIN HIS HEART TO COMEOUT HERE AT TWO INTHE MORNING ANDCLEAN UP... AND TO BEHONEST, HE KIND OFRISKED HIS LIFE TO DOIT.
THAT'S AMAZING.ANTONIO: I WANTED TOCLEAN BECAUSE I'MALWAYS CLEANING ATMY HOUSE SO WHYCAN'T I JUST HELP THECITY STAY CLEAN?IT'S SOMETHING HESAYS HE HOPESWOULD MAKE HIS LATEMOM PROUD.ANTONIO: IT'SSOMETHING THAT SWOULD DO PROBABLYBECAUSE I MAINLY TRYTO BE JUST LIKE HER.OR LIKE SOMETHINGSIIMILAR BECAUSE IDON'T WANT TO BE AFOLLOWER.
I WANT TOLEAD SOMETIMESALSO.KLAH: A LOT OF PEOPLESHOULD TAKE INSIGHTON HIM DOING THAT.AND BE MORE LIKEANTONIO.IN BUFFALO, OP,7EWN.
A New York teenager who graciously spent 10 hours overnight cleaning up after a protest in Buffalo.was rewarded with a car and..