Americans woke up to another day of uncertainty Saturday after a night of fires and outrage over the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
MinneapolisAmericans woke up to another day of uncertainty Saturday after a night of fires and outrage over the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Anger boiled over in major cities Friday, with protesters smashing windows, setting police vehicles and buildings ablaze, and clashing with officers in riot gear.
What protesters say is fueling their anger
In Minneapolis, where the officer seen on video with his knee on Floyd’s neck was arrested hours earlier, some protesters knelt under a bridge and prayed. Others tossed rocks at officers who returned fire with rubber bullets. At a protest in Detroit, one person was shot dead.
« If you can tell me something better for me to do — if you can tell me a way that we could change the world without trying to make noise like that, then I’ll get out of the streets, » Max Bailey,22, said at the protests in Denver.
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•Rocks and shots: Detroit police could not confirm whether the 19-year-old killed was part of the protests, but they said the shooting happened in downtown where the rallies were taking place. A police captain was struck with a rock during the protests.
More soldiers: The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul will have over 1,700 National Guard soldiers this weekend, officials said.
• Fires and chaos: In Atlanta, demonstrators smashed windows of police cars outside CNN Center, which houses a city police precinct. Multiple fires broke out across the city.
• DC lockdown: In DC, the White House was briefly put on lockdown over protests outside. The Secret Service later reopened entrances and exits.
• Clashes and arrests: In New York,12 people were arrested as protesters and police clashed outside the Barclays Center. Protesters threw water bottles at police officers.
