Riot teams are being sent from the federal Bureau of Prisons, while the FBI also has directed its elite Hostage Rescue Unit to help in D.C., a senior Justice Department official said Monday.
left deep scars in the shadow of the White House and across the city where 88 people have been arrested, while dozens of law enforcement officers, including Secret Service agents were injured. The federal prison riot team arrived in Miami Sunday.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a curfew Monday beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing for two days. She said significant damage was done around the White House on Sunday and she spent the morning assessing it. She supported peaceful protests of the death of George Floyd, but said that violence cannot be allowed.
Police Chief Peter Newsham said 44 of the 88 people arrested overnight Sunday were charged with felony rioting.Newsham said looting extended beyond the city center to Georgetown, a popular restaurant and shopping district.Newsham said more arrests are expected, as police gather more information from business owners and from closed-circuit television recordings downtown.
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