Demonstrators gather in New York City's Times Square as protests erupt across the United States over the death of George Floyd.
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Protesters take to the streets of Richmond, for a second consecutive night to protest the death of George Floyd and police abuse, May 30, 2020.A man suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound when the car he was riding in came in contact with a group of protesters. An LAPD vehicle begins to burn after being set alight by protestors during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles.
"Violence, looting, and vandalism will not be tolerated in our city," Beverly Hills Mayor Lester Friedman said."It’s unfortunate that the message of the peaceful protesters has been diminished by criminal behavior."The Los Angeles Police Department earlier issued a mandatory curfew from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for the entire city.
Police are reflected as they stand guard, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Philadelphia police restrain a man during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest, May 30, 2020. Demonstrators protest the killing of George Floyd near the city's 5th police precinct on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Cars without any license plates or lights drove through communities, and when they were pulled over, drivers fled on foot, officials said.
About 40 minutes after Saturday's 8 p.m. curfew began, riot police seemed to appear from every direction, dozens coming off of city buses and deploying flashbangs and tear gas. Fire engulfs a small shop with no firefighters available to help, as violence continues following protests over the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29, 2020.The curfew and freeway closings will be extended into Sunday night, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said. All transit service in Minneapolis is suspended through at least Monday.
"It wasn't Jay-Z, international, you know, celebrity ... it was a dad, and quite honestly, a black man whose visceral pain" was clear, the governor said. "Secret Service personnel were also directly physically assaulted as they were kicked, punched, and exposed to bodily fluids," the Secret Service said."A total of 11 injured employees were transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries."
Participants face a row of police officers during a "Justice for George Floyd" event in Houston, Texas, May 30, 2020, after George Floyd, an unarmed black, died while being arrested and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer. George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump.Floyd's family and attorneys have yet to confirm funeral arrangements for the 46-year-old.
A man wearing a protective face mask kneels in front of police officers during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near the U.S. Embassy, London, May 31, 2020.Five people were arrested: three for violating COVID-19 rules and two for assaulting police, authorities said.Woody Johnson, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, tweeted,"Freedom of Speech and Assembly are cornerstones of a healthy democracy.
A volunteer worker walks past a shattered display window early, May 31, 2020, at the downtown Macy's store in Chicago, after a night of unrest and protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis.Train and bus service will also be suspended for the Loop area"for public safety reasons."
Protesters clash with police in Chicago, May 30, 2020, during a protest against the death of George Floyd.A citywide curfew is effective from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily until further notice."To those peacefully expressing the pain, fear, and rage of this moment, I hear you," the governor said in a statement."Your voices matter. We must address the profound injustices in our society and bring about real and meaningful change.
Protesters run after police fired tear gas during a rally in Denver against the death of George Floyd, May 30, 2020.In New York City, mostly peaceful daytime marches on Saturday turned violent overnight, with people throwing projectiles and torching police cars. NYPD officers try to keep control on the streets as they clash with protesters during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2020.
"There were many things done right by the NYPD," he said, but"there were also mistakes that must be investigated."A protester raises his arms during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2020. Earlier in the day, protesters marched down Broadway and 1st Avenue North arriving at 1 Public Square to continue protesting outside of the Metropolitan Nashville Courthouse.
Target closed 71 stores in Minnesota; 49 stores in California; four stores in Colorado; two stores in Georgia; seven stores in Illinois; one store in Michigan; five stores in Missouri; 12 stores in New York; one store in Nebraska; eight stores in Oregon; four stores in Pennsylvania; nine stores in Texas; and two stores in Wisconsin.
Fireworks explodes over a protestor with his hands up during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Ferguson, Missouri, May 30, 2020.Ferguson was the center of civil of unrest in 2014 after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man.Missouri Governor Mike Parson declared a state of emergency late Saturday and activated the Missouri National Guard to stand ready to assist.
Former vice president Joe Biden released a paper statement just after midnight eastern on the ongoing unrest and protests currently gripping several major American cities, urging an understanding of the trauma many people of color in America are facing in the wake of George Floyd's death, but also speaking out against the"needless destruction," that is playing out as a result of the protests.
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