California man arrested after police say he attempted to drive his SUV through a crowd of protesters, hitting a 15-year-old girl and causing minor injuries.
Portland Police said they were aware of two planned events in memory of George Floyd. Some attendees left the area and several hundred marched toward downtown Portland, police said, adding that"some protesters in the march vandalized business with graffiti for about twenty blocks.
A bank sustained broken windows." A shooting was then reported at around 9:50 p.m. Friday in relation to the protests. Police said a vehicle was within a large group of protesters when"one of the protesters shot at the occupants of the vehicle, injuring the passenger." Protesters spraypainted buildings, broke windows and made an unlawful entry into a building, starting a fire inside of it, police said. Firefighters also put off multiple other fires in the city, including"a large dumpster, trash cans, vehicles and a large pile of pallets," according to police. Police in riot gear were deployed after 11 p.m. and the protesters were dispersed from certain areas in downtown Portland. Two officers sustained injuries, police said.At least 200 people were arrested Friday in New York City as thousands gathered to protest the death of George Floyd. Among those arrested were two women after one of them threw a Molotov cocktail at a police van. The New York City Police Department said the woman who threw it faces attempted murder charges. Police said they recovered bricks, brass knuckles and firearms from other protesters who were taken into custody. "It's tough to practice de-escalation when you have a brick being thrown at your head," NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said, adding that a number of officers were sent to the emergency room after suffering injuries including having their teeth knocked out.Morning in Minneapolis. Members of the community coming out to clean up the sidewalks after this US bank was burned.
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