FLOYD PROTESTS: — Protester dies from injuries after being struck by car — Large peaceful protesters crowd Washington — An estimated 20,000 protesters sweep through NYC
9:02 p.m.: Trump wanted 10,000 troops to quell protests
It was the National Guard that was the primary force, with 5,100 guardsman called up, all of whom remain in Washington, D.C.A protester has died from his injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in California, police said. Courtney Walker told ABC News she brought her 2- and 4-year-old sons out today despite the risk of the pandemic, because the risk of not protesting is too great.
Allison Jennings has been here all week and stressed that white Americans have to get more involved -- and educated. Several other protests are planned for Saturday in the Bay Area, in Oakland, Berkeley and at the former site of Candlestick Park, according to ABC San Francisco station KGO-TV.Broncos players joined a protest in Denver at the Capitol.He thanked God for"bringing all of us together for one purpose and one purpose alone: to address the issue of racism."Von Miller, also a linebacker for the team, addressed the crowds as well.
A man holds a photograph of Breonna Taylor on her birthday as he kneels with other protesters on Atlantic Avenue during a solidarity rally for George Floyd on Atlantic Avenue, June 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Taylor, a black woman, was fatally shot by police in her home in March. Demonstrators raise their fists at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism, on June 6, 2020, in Washington.In Washington, D.C., 3,000 people were at The Lincoln Memorial and another 3,000 were near Lafayette Square, according to DC Police Traffic.
Women's Marches occurred in 650 locations -- and then had more participants than any other single-day demonstration in U.S. history. "This is a guy with a very long record and a very long criminal record," Beck said."He was said to be cleaning up his life by his family, I hope that was true. Is this really the guy that black America ... is this the symbol of black America today?""Yes," Owens responds."The fact that he has been held up as a martyr sickens me."
The court's ruling also said that projectiles may never be shot toward the head, pelvis or back and that they are not to be shot indiscriminately into a crowd.
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