George Floyd Protests, Live Updates
Source: Washington Post
By Brent D. Griffiths, Meryl Kornfield, Katie Mettler, Felicia Sonmez, Jacqueline Alemany, Alex Horton and Hannah Knowles. May 31 at 9:17 PM
Government officials, law enforcement officers and protesters in cities across the United States are preparing for a sixth night of mass demonstrations after George Floyd, a black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Peaceful protests began in the Twin Cities and rapidly spread to metropolitan areas across rural and urban America, escalating in numbers and force as some demonstrators and law enforcement officers began to clash.
The National Guard was mobilized. Buildings were burned and businesses looted. Civilians have been placed under curfew by government officials and fired upon with rubber bullets, pepper pellets and tear gas by authorities in riot gear. Hundreds have been arrested. Almost a week after Floyd's death on Memorial Day, it remains unclear whether tensions nationwide are calming or escalating.
Here are some significant developments: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will lead prosecutions related to George Floyd's death, Gov. Tim Walz announced. The governor, like Ellison a Democrat, acknowledged many people's distrust that authorities would bring justice for Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for about eight minutes.
At least five people were killed in violence that flared as demonstrations in parts of the country devolved into mayhem. Gunfire rang out from Detroit to Indianapolis to Omaha, where authorities said people were slain in shootings connected to the protests.
Police arrested at least 2,564 people in two dozen U.S. cities over the weekend. Nearly a fifth of those arrests were in Los Angeles...
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/31/george-floyd-protests-live-updates/
* "Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated in 26 states and the District of Columbia."
Semi-truck tanker speeds into crowd in Minneapolis.
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