George Floyd Protests
Bystander footage of the in-custody death of George Floyd led to the firing of four Minneapolis police officers and violent protests in the city and throughout the nation. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen in the video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, was later arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, for which he was found guilty on April 20, 2021.
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“You are not demonstrating, you are attempting to commit murder,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said in a news conference
“This is not forwarding the goals of things that are going to lead to better outcomes for people of color,” said Chief Chuck Lovell, who is Black
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Aerial video showed the paint appeared to cover portions of the word ‘blue’
The suspect allegedly lit an explosive and tossed it into a federal courthouse, officials say
Officers are limiting their use of unmarked vans in any arrests, said acting deputy director of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli
This comes after former officer Derek Chauvin rejected a junior officer’s question about how George Floyd was being restrained
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Chief Carmen Best said her neighbors didn’t allow protesters to “trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so”
The videos were prohibited from being recorded or publicly distributed; it’s unclear how the Daily Mail obtained them
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police Department have charged over 80 people with crimes related to George Floyd protests
The Portland Police Bureau declared an unlawful assembly Saturday night when people gathered outside a police precinct and threw bottles at LEOs
Police obtained a search warrant for the van after they saw it following a group of protesters near where explosives were going off
The Trump administration agreed to start withdrawing US agents if local and state police stepped up their presence
Thao claims the felony charges brought against him are “not supported by probable cause”
It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict former officer Darren Wilson
The city is fining the federal government $500 every 15 minutes, the maximum charge allowed, until it removes an unpermitted fence
The livestream zooms in on protesters, making them vulnerable to face surveillance technology, the ACLU contends
President Trump has said federal officers could be coming to Oakland as they’re set to withdraw from Portland
Several experts have raised concerns that the bans violate the U.S. Constitution’s protections of free speech
NYPD responded, saying a wanted suspect was picked up by its warrant squad, which typically uses “unmarked vehicles”
A masked suspect seen smashing windows in Minneapolis was allegedly trying to rile a peaceful crowd, police said
Community members want to know why a driver who plowed through a crowd hasn’t been arrested
Local leaders said federal agents had left after being deployed to the city to protect federal buildings
Gov. Kate Brown announced that federal agents who had been guarding the US courthouse will begin withdrawing
Demonstrators have repeatedly damaged federal property at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse
Department officials said 14 vehicles were a total loss due to fire damage amid protests
Several protesters appear to try to stop the officers taking the suspects into custody
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