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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Protesters threw projectiles at officers, surrounded patrol vehicles and shouted threats, and damaged police property
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At least a dozen major cities nationwide imposed overnight curfews ranging from 6 p.m. in parts of South Carolina to 10 p.m. around Ohio
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Police officials said they are investigating the incident and take disciplinary action
A “small group of instigators” interrupted a peaceful protest and began throwing rocks and bricks at officers, injuring them and damaging police vehicles
Gov. Tim Walz said he was moving quickly to mobilize more than 1,000 more Guard members, for a total of 1,700, and was considering the potential offer of federal military police
A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot
Demonstrators in Portland also vandalized and stole from buildings and flouted the city’s established curfew
As unrest spread across dozens of US cities, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy
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Videos of protests and confrontations with police officers in cities nationwide have circulated on social media
Demonstrators threw projectiles at officers, tried to grab an officer’s gun and obstructed roadways, officials said
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The video will be used as a training tool to show officers how not to detain a suspect
Around 500 to 600 demonstrators marched through the Kentucky city’s downtown streets on Thursday night
The protests continued into the night, despite Denver Mayor Michael Hancock pleading for calm
Livestream video showed protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers ran as blazes were set
The city shut down its light-rail system and planned to stop all bus service out of safety concerns
Protesters clashed with counter-protesters and police during the silent demonstration intended to protest the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery
Several stores were looted, including one where a man was fatally shot, and a police precinct was vandalized
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the late afternoon on downtown streets and eventually moved towards U.S. 101