Here is a look at developments across the United States in connection with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
Developments across the United States in connection with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody:
The demonstration began as a peaceful protest, but news outlets reported protesters began throwing objects like water bottles at officers, who responded by using tear gas on the crowd. A scuffle between a protester and an officer broke out around 9:45 p.m., WCMH-TV reported. Protesters who marched from Phoenix City Hall to the state capitol on Thursday night into Friday morning carried signs reading, "Silence is violence" and "Being black should not be a death sentence," The Arizona Republic reported.
"Why in the world would anyone choose to become a police officer in our society today?" Petal Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Tuesday, the day four Minneapolis police officers were fired. The 46-year-old Floyd, a black man, was handcuffed and pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck Monday.
"I feel the community's frustration, the anger, the fear, but tonight's violence and destruction is not the way to solve it," Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a video posted to Twitter. He said two of the wounded underwent surgery and five were in good condition.
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