NYPD to investigate reports of police officers using force on protesters
, when a trooper approached. There was struggle and the young man was killed. The officer, a 15-year veteran, was not wearing a body camera and was placed on leave. The case is under investigation.Portland police declare ‘unlawful assembly’ as protest turns violent
Mayor Ted Wheeler , who had left the city to be with his dying mother, said he was appalled by the destruction and was returning to Portland. The protest turned violent after 11 p.m., as groups of people looted stores and broke into a local mall, tagged buildings with graffiti and set items ablaze in the street. Police responded by firing tear gas into the crowd and ordered people to go home. Just before midnight, the policeMinnesota Gov. Walz: ‘You need to go home!’
“I can fully understand the rage,” Walz said in a news conference. “But this is not grieving. ... This is not about George’s death. … This is about creating chaos.” State and local officials are expecting another large protest later Saturday and expressed concerns that anarchists, criminal opportunists and other groups will blend in with legitimate grievers and stoke more destruction.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city’s resources have been overwhelmed.
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