Protesters on Saturday afternoon converged at the White House and pushed security barricades farther down Pennsylvania Avenue, in one of many new protests to emerge around the country.
with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Three other officers were also involved in Floyd's detainment. The protests are a part of several more held in cities including New York City and Newark, New Jersey.
In Minneapolis, where Floyd was arrested and died, a new protest was planned for Saturday afternoon. Two demonstrations were planned in Indianapolis; one in front of the Indiana Convention Center and another at the War Memorial, according to theIn Austin, Texas, protesters gathered in the street in front of officers in riot gear. AFollowing the arrests of more than 530 people during protests in Los Angeles Friday night, the city was preparing for more demonstrations on Saturday,In Philadelphia, hundreds of people gathered to protest outside City Hall in what appeared to be a peaceful demonstration, although video showed a car on fire in the area,And in Des Moines, Iowa, Mothers Against Violence and Stop the Violence organized a demonstration on Saturday morning in which hundreds of protesters chanted"I can't breathe," according to NBC affiliate WHO. The group that organized the demonstration in Newark — The People’s Organization for Progress —posted a video on its showing a large crowd of people calmly walking through the streets of the city's downtown, chanting"I can't breathe."after someone in a van fired shots into a crowd of protesters. A police spokesperson said an officer was not involved. In Oakland, California, a security officer with the Federal Protective Service of the Department of Homeland Security was killed and another injured after someone in a vehicle opened fire around 9:45 p.m. on Friday, the FBI said. A number of public officials around the country have condemned the violence."Go home. You're not honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement," Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a news conference."If you want change in America, go and register to vote." The Minnesota governor said the violent demonstrations no longer have anything to do with Floyd or a demand for racial justice. He said the blame lies primarily with people from out of the state who are going to the Twin Cities to commit violence.Nicole Acevedo is a reporter for NBC News Digital. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
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