Target has temporarily closed 175 stores across the United States amid protests over the death of George Floyd. 71 stores are closed in Minnesota, 49 are closed in California and 12 are closed in New York. The rest are closed in various other states.
'I wish the officers hadn’t done that,' New York mayor says, after police drive into barrier holding back protesters New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said late Saturday evening that a video of an NYPD car driving into a barrier with protesters behind and knocking them over was"upsetting.
"“Look, I’ve seen that video, and I’ve obviously heard about a number of other instances -- it’s inappropriate for protestors to surround a police vehicle and threaten police officers. That’s wrong on its face and that hasn’t happened in the history of protest in this city,” de Blasio said. “I’ve been watching protests for decades. People don’t do that. And so it’s clear that a different element has come into play here who are trying to hurt police officers and trying to damage their vehicles, and if a police officer is [in] that situation they have to get out that situation." He added that"the video was upsetting, and I wish the officers hadn’t done that. But I also understood that they didn’t start the situation. The situation was started by a group of protestors converging on a police vehicle, attacking that vehicle, it’s unacceptable."“I’m not going to blame officers who were trying to deal with an absolutely impossible situation. The folks who were converging on that police car did the wrong thing to begin with, and they created an untenable situation. I wish the officers had found a different approach, but let’s begin at the beginning. The protestors in that video did the wrong thing to surround that police car, period.”“The fact is there’s very few people out protesting at this point," he told reporters around midnight."The NYPD has been addressing the situation. There’s over eight million people in the city and the people out right now number in the hundreds, and they’re being dealt with by the NYPD."
Please follow us on Google to support us United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
A Minneapolis Target store was destroyed by looting. Photos show the flooded remains. - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
Bath & Body Works Is Closing 50 Stores Across the CountryThe closures will largely take place in malls.
Read more »
NBA sets July 31 as target date to resume gamesIn a call with the league’s Board of Governors, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver presented multiple return-to-play scenarios and set July 31 to resume games.
Read more »
De Blasio, Cuomo target June 8 for first phase of New York City reopeningNew York City will take its first step on a long road to economic recovery with an initial reopening targeted for June 8
Read more »
New York AG to review videos of 'violent clashes' in BrooklynNew York AG James will be conducting an 'independent review' looking into the 'disturbing violent clashes' that occurred amid protests in Brooklyn Friday night, Gov. Cuomo says.
Read more »
At least 13 Philadelphia officers injuredAuthorities in Philadelphia say at least 13 police officers have been injured amid incidents of arson and store break-ins during the city’s downtown protests.
Read more »