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, 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 Fires were lit inside a police building, businesses were broken into and shooting erupted in Portland, Ore.
, where police declared a riot hours after a peaceful protest disintegrated into bedlam. Police said they are investigating at least one downtown shooting that appeared connected to the protests, and reports of significant vandalism kept officers busy into the early-morning hours Saturday. 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. “How does this honor the legacy of George Floyd?” he wrote on Twitter. “Protest, speak truth, but don’t tear your city apart in the process.” Burning buildings with people inside, stealing from small and large businesses, threatening and harassing reporters.This isn’t calling for meaningful change in our communities, this is disgusting.Soon after, Wheeler declared a state of emergency and imposed an overnight curfew in the city., hundreds of demonstrators in downtown Portland began breaking windows at the Multnomah County Justice Center, home to the jail and police station, and lit a fire inside while workers were present. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished by building sprinklers. 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!’ Businesses were torched, shots were fired on police and demonstrations turned violent across the Twin Cities early Saturday in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called an “incredibly dangerous, fluid and dynamic” situation that has triggered the largest deployment of civilian law enforcement in state history. More than 2,500 state and local police and National Guard troops — a force larger than the response to riots of the late 1960s — fanned out to protect firefighters trying to extinguish blazes and enforce an 8 p.m. curfew defied by some groups that infiltrated the protests and inflicted “wanton destruction” on Minneapolis and St. Paul. “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.” The governor said he takes responsibility for underestimating the level of violence that erupted after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s arrest, explaining his force was outnumbered by the thousands of people who spilled onto the city’s streets. Law enforcement — bolstered by 1,000 National Guard troops — began to enforce the curfew about 11:30 p.m. and found themselves shifting tactics throughout the night, retreating to protect different assets, including the 5th Police Precinct. Maj. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, confirmed that the state had not been consulted but felt it was prudent of the Pentagon to activate military police in the event they need help restoring order. About 1,000 more National Guard troops reporting for duty this weekend will join the police force in the Twin Cities. 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. “We as a city are so much more than this. We as a city can be so much better than this,” he said. “There is no honor in burning down your city. … If you care about your community, you’ve got to put this to an end. It needs to stop.”Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency via Twitter early Saturday, activating the National Guard to “protect people & property in Atlanta.” The announcement came hours after peaceful demonstrations turned violent, as a police car was set ablaze and protesters threw objects, broke glass and spray-painted the front entrance to CNN’s world headquarters. The governor wrote on Twitter that the Guard will help support local law enforcement and corrections officers responding to the unrest “to subdue unlawful activity & restore peace.” Earlier, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had rebuked protesters, saying they were “disgracing” the city as she pleaded for peace.George Floyd’s death at hands of a police officer triggered protest in Minneapolis and other cities in the U.S.
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