Protests have been taking place across the country over the death of Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin who has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Reports of violence against protesters have been emerging during a night of clashes across cities nationwide in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.sparked by Floyd's death at the hands of ex-Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin, were peaceful or at least started peacefully, a number of them ended up pitting protesters against police and national guard troops in cities including Denver, Louisville, New York, Atlanta and Washington DC.
In Denver, police resorted to flash grenades and tear gas to deter protesters who had made a number of attempts to breach the Capitol on Friday,The previous night, one protester appeared to be hit deliberately by a car, the publication reported, and tensions continued to spike throughout Friday evening and into Saturday morning, with some demonstrators targeting storefront windows. Police officers clash with protesters in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the U.S. after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis.There were also clashes in Indianapolis as a peaceful protest turned violent during the evening leading police to use volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.one of its officers was caught on camera firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew from WAVE-TV during a live broadcast of demonstrations over the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed by police in her home. A confrontation on Thursday night in the same city between officers and protesters resulted in a shooting that left seven people injured. There was no respite to the tensions at the site of the incident on Friday, with police firing volleys of tear gas at protesters who had gathered there, according toA police officer holds a baton during a protest on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the U.S. after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Exacerbating the fragile atmosphere was speculation on social media of the methods being used against the protesters. Footage shared from Dallas by Elijah Schaffer tweeting to his 56,000 followers, carried the message that"rubber bullets , tear gas, flash bangs" were being used and rioters were"throwing rocks and fireworks back at police." Meanwhile as a symbol of the rancor felt during the demonstrations, few images were more striking than footage of a bulldozer on the streets of Oakland, California, making its way through the groups of protesters amid the pops of fireworks and screams, being shared on social media by theIn New York, there were skirmishes across Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan which left protesters and police injured, following a demonstration by the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.The New York Times
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