Powerful moment as sheriff's deputies stationed outside the county jail in Oklahoma City take a knee in solidarity with protesters.
10:08 p.m.: More cities placed under curfew
The United States Secret Service released a statement on Saturday saying projectiles were thrown near the White House on Friday. "We know that the people who were destructive last night are not likely curfew followers," she said at a press briefing Sunday.The driver of a tanker truck is in custody after he plowed his tractor-trailer into a crowd of protesters on a Minnesota highway.
Demonstrators are marching for a sixth night of protest in Minneapolis, where Floyd died. The Minnesota National Guard announced earlier Sunday that more than 5,000 soldiers and airmen were activated in the Twin Cities. Police officers kneel during a rally in Coral Gables, Florida, May 30, 2020, in response to the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being arrested and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer.Speaking at a rally in support of George Floyd, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said he wants to give Floyd's funeral a police escort when Floyd's body arrives in Texas for burial."Give us that honor," Acevedo said.
A demonstrator is injured as people protest the death of George Floyd, May 30, 2020, near the White House in Washington, D.C. NYPD police officers detain a protester as they clash during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2020. "If you are assembling to protest, please do so peacefully and with respect for all those who are suffering," Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger said in a statement.In Beverly Hills, officials on Sunday issued two curfews: the first is in the city's business district -- which includes Rodeo Drive -- and lasts from 1 p.m. on Sunday to 5:30 a.m. on Monday. The second curfew is citywide from 4 p.m. Sunday to 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Protests in Philadelphia turned violent on Saturday. Fires were set -- including on police cars -- and stores were looted through the night. "Those vandals in Center City did a great disservice to the many others who chose to speak out forcefully against institutional racism and violence at the hands of police," Kenney continued."In looting downtown, these individuals not only desecrated private businesses, they also desecrated the important message that was heard in the earlier, peaceful protests."
Participants face a row of police officers during a "Justice for George Floyd" event in Houston, Texas, May 30, 2020, after George Floyd, an unarmed black, died while being arrested and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer.A mourner cries as she visits a makeshift memorial for George Floyd on the corner of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis.
George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump.Authorities shutdown major freeways in the city and closed off key routes between Minneapolis and St. Paul to prevent groups from moving between the two cities. A police line blocked the Ford Parkway Bridge.
A man confronts a National Guard member as they guard the area in the aftermath of a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29, 2020.People clean up outside a local business in the aftermath of a protest after in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29, 2020.
Floyd's family has asked Walz to let Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecute the case, the governor said. No decision has been made, he added.Walz said rapper Jay-Z called him to discuss the protests and brought up his concern about hoping the prosecution will move forward fairly. Demonstrators protest the killing of George Floyd near the city's 5th police precinct on May 30, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The night prior, more than 60 Secret Service personnel were injured from thrown bricks, rocks, bottles and fireworks, officials said.
A monument to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Va., is covered with graffiti, May 31, 2020, after overnight protests over the death of George Floyd."We certainly recognize and empathize with the outrage that people feel ... and we certainly empathize that the killing of George Floyd wasn’t the first," she said."Our police, and firefighters, and members of the public safety team for Washington, D.C.
Security forces hold a perimeter near the White House as protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, take place in front of the White House, in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2020. Protesters hold their hands in the air during a protest in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Brooklyn New York, May 30, 2020.
Shattered glass hangs from a window of a 7-Eleven store early, May 31, 2020, in Chicago, after a night of unrest and protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Fire engulfs a small shop with no firefighters available to help, as violence continues following protests over the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29, 2020.Protesters destroy a Chicago Police Vehicle, May 30, 2020, during a protest against the death of George Floyd.
A masked protester stands in front of a fire during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 30, 2020. Picture taken May 30, 2020. A man wearing a protective face mask kneels in front of police officers during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near the U.S. Embassy, London, May 31, 2020.At least 33 officers were injured, including some seriously, police sources said, and dozens of police cars were damaged or destroyed.
"There were many things done right by the NYPD," he said, but"there were also mistakes that must be investigated."A protester is assisted after NYPD police officer sprayed protesters during clashes at a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2020.
Earlier in the day, protesters marched down Broadway and 1st Avenue North arriving at 1 Public Square to continue protesting outside of the Metropolitan Nashville Courthouse. Target closed 71 stores in Minnesota; 49 stores in California; four stores in Colorado; two stores in Georgia; seven stores in Illinois; one store in Michigan; five stores in Missouri; 12 stores in New York; one store in Nebraska; eight stores in Oregon; four stores in Pennsylvania; nine stores in Texas; and two stores in Wisconsin.
Protesters run after police fired tear gas during a rally in Denver against the death of George Floyd, May 30, 2020.Ferguson was the center of civil of unrest in 2014 after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man.Missouri Governor Mike Parson declared a state of emergency late Saturday and activated the Missouri National Guard to stand ready to assist.
Former vice president Joe Biden released a paper statement just after midnight eastern on the ongoing unrest and protests currently gripping several major American cities, urging an understanding of the trauma many people of color in America are facing in the wake of George Floyd's death, but also speaking out against the"needless destruction," that is playing out as a result of the protests.
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