Republicans leaned into President Donald Trumps law and order message on the third night of their party convention Wednesday. But with no substantive mentions of the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the night felt very separated from the moment.

Before the Republican National Convention kicked off for the night, the country was in severe turmoil stemming from the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. An apparent white vigilante was arrested for murder hours before the convention began for allegedly shooting three protesters, two of whom died. The NBA and WNBA shut down for the evening as players demanded action to end police violence; several MLB and Major League Soccer games were canceled for the same reason.

During the only live address of the evening, Vice President Mike Pence briefly addressed protests that have taken place around the country. But he did not acknowledge the incident that sparked the most recent wave: a police officer shooting Blake in the back seven times.

The violence must stop whether in Minneapolis, Portland or Kenosha, Pence said. Too many heroes have died defending our freedoms to see Americans strike each other down.

The rest of the nights speeches, which were previously recorded, offered only general warnings about supposed mob violence and did not address the burgeoning crisis head-on.

From Seattle and Portland to Washington and New York, Democrat-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs. The violence is rampant. Theres looting, chaos, destruction and murder, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, echoing one of Trumps central arguments.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee started off her convention speech by saying America is a land of heroes. She then accused Democrats of trying to cancel heroes like police officers.

Leftists try to turn them into villains. They try to cancel them. But Im here to tell you that these heroes cant be canceled, Blackburn said, tying policing to one of the rights biggest complaints about Democrats and the media so-called cancel culture.