PHOTOS: Protests erupted in New York City as police clashed with demonstrators over the killing of George Floyd
, her eyes rimmed with red. "They pepper sprayed me for no reason, and I'm sure this has happened to so many people."
As I was talking to Laura, some of the nearby police started to load back into their vans, preparing to move to a different location. The slight shift was enough to push the crowd over the edge. Protestors blocked the two vans from leaving, standing peacefully in the road and blocking the vans. Then someone threw a water bottle, and a rock.
When someone stuck a firework on top, he gave up too, hopping into an unmarked car and peeling out, sending protesters scrambling to get out of the way. The crowd swarmed the van, rocking it from side to side, smashing the rest of the windows. Someone threw a firework in the back seat, then cardboard to feed the flames. A man sat on the hood, posing for a picture. The upholstery caught fire, and the whole van went up, columns of flame shooting into the sky.
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