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Local protests over the murder of George Floyd, sometimes called the Minneapolis riots or the Minneapolis uprising, began on May 26, 2020, and within a few days had inspired a global protest movement against police brutality and racial inequality.
Nov 5, 2021 · George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died in Minneapolis on Monday after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. Bystanders captured...
May 25, 2024 · Four years ago today, the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers ignited international protests over racism and calls for police reforms.
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- John Yang,Kaisha Young,Claire Mufson
May 28, 2020 · The mayor of Minneapolis asked the state National Guard to move in after protests over the death of George Floyd escalated Wednesday night with a fatal shooting, widespread looting, fires and...
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- Phil Helsel
- 'Several Fires' Ignited at Minneapolis Police Precinct
- 500 National Guard Troops Activated, Looters Hit T.J. Maxx
- Trump Tweets, Twitter Warns His Post Glorifies Violence
- About 170 Businesses Damaged
- Demonstrations Also Took Place Around The Country
- Leaders in Minneapolis Call For Peace
Police had cleared the 3rd precinct shortly after 10 p.m., when demonstrators forcibly entered and "ignited several fires," department spokesman John Elder said. Mayor Jacob Frey said Friday in an early morning news conference that he made the decision to pull police out of the precinct. "You know brick and mortar is not as important as life," he s...
After midnight some demonstrators descended on the Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, northwest of downtown, where officers stood guard outside. The Minnesota National Guard said on Twitter that 500 soldiers had been activated in the Twin Cities. "Our mission is to protect life, preserve property and the right to peacefully demonstrate,"...
President Donald Trump late Thursday weighed in, blaming local leadership for the unrest and threatening to deploy National Guard troops that were already in positionin the Twin Cities. "I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis," the president said on Twitter. He called unruly demonstrators "thugs" and threatened...
St. Paul police said that about 170 businesses had been damaged by vandalism, looting or fires. In South Minneapolis, protesters gathered near the police department's 3rd Precinct. Rocks were thrown at officers, who deployed tear gas as they moved through a crowd to get to a stabbing victim, said a witness, City Council candidate A.J. Awed. Police ...
In New York City, at least 40 people were arrested as protesters took to the streets near Union Square and in Lower Manhattan, police said. One officer was hit by a garbage can hurled at him, and another was punched in the face, according to the New York Police Department. Suspects in those incidents were among those arrested, the department said. ...
Minneapolis Mayor Frey, City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo all pleaded for calm. "We must restore the peace so we can do this hard work together," Frey said. Jenkins said that protesters should be angry about Floyd's death in police custody but that they have no right to "perpetrate violence and harm on th...
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- Gabe Gutierrez,David K. Li,Dennis Romero
The George Floyd protests were a series of riots and demonstrations against police brutality that began in Minneapolis in the United States on May 26, 2020. The protests and civil unrest began in Minneapolis as reactions to the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed African American man, by city police during an arrest. They spread ...
May 30, 2020 · Her death, and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, sparked protests in the Southern city as people demanded change and justice.
