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Los Angeles police remain on tactical alert this morning, after last night’s demonstration protesting the Minnesota death of an unarmed black man in police custody turned into a riot. The LAPD tweeted around 10 p.m. that the department had declared an unlawful assembly in downtown L.A. between the 10 freeway on the south and the 101 freeway on the north, and between the 110 freeway on the west and Alameda Street on the east. That’s after rioters burned and looted several stores. The “L.A. Times” reports that at least four police officers were hurt and two police cars were destroyed. Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted that “We respect every Angeleno’s right to protest, but, violence and vandalism hurts all.”
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More than 500 arrested, looting, officers injured and vandalism from the ‘protests’ in downtown LA over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Read more from our news partner KTLA 5 HERE
10:30pm:
Protesters are causing damage in Downtown L.A. Hundreds of demonstrators are facing off with cops right now. They’ve gathered around and have smashed the windows of several businesses near City Hall. The demonstration is in honor of George Floyd. The unarmed black man died after a white cop was seen kneeling on his neck. The cop has been arrested and charged with murder.
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Pain and anger over the death of George Floyd spilled over into multiple cities across the country hours after the former Minneapolis officer seen in video with his knee on Floyd’s neck was arrested and charged with murder.
Demonstrators funneled their anguish in cities like Atlanta, New York and Washington into chants, signs and outbreaks of violence, smashing windows and setting vehicles ablaze.
In Minneapolis, roughly 1,000 people marched peacefully along the city’s major freeway Interstate 35, hours after a curfew went into effect. One black man held a sign that read, “Am I next?”
Eventually the marchers made it to the 5th Precinct where some demonstrators threw rocks or bottles at police.
Latest developments
” In one of the most chaotic protests Atlanta has seen in years, demonstrators smashed windows of police cars outside CNN Center, which houses Precinct 5 of the Atlanta Police Department. At least one squad car was set on fire. Police in riot gear helped other force protesters back to Centennial Olympic Park.” Minneapolis and St. Paul are under a curfew but few people paid attention. Around midnight, the state’s Department of Public Safety tweeted that 350 troopers are near the 5th precinct in Minneapolis to clear the area and enforce curfew.
” In Washington, DC, a protest outside the White House briefly caused the building to be placed on lockdown. It has since been lifted and the Secret Service has reopened entrances and exits to the White House campus for both staff and media.
” In New York, protesters and police clashed in various incidents Friday night outside the Barclays Center with protestors throwing water bottles, what appeared to be a bottle of paint and more at police officers. At least 12 people were arrested, police said.
” Detroit Police have arrested nine people, one of whom tried to run over an officer with a car, Chief James Craig said.
” Protests also took place in at least 25 other cities, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New Orleans.
