NBC News found at least 29 instances via social media and news accounts where armored vehicles were deployed in response to George Floyd protests.
"We are trying to handle it at the lowest level possible, but our safety is paramount," said detective Greg Wilking of the Salt Lake City Police Department."I know what people think of when they see it, that it's a military vehicle, but it's really more of a shield vehicle."
On the morning before a Floyd-related protest march in Sanford on June 6, police were told a sniper with a rifle was on the roof of a Main Street building. Police dispatched officers in the armored vehicle. The man with the rifle turned out to be a security guard hired by a local business owner. Connolly said he then moved the vehicles to a police parking lot away from the march.
Some of the vehicles seen in protest videos were not obtained via the 1033 program. In Walnut Creek, Calif., near San Francisco,that was not obtained via the program to help disperse protesters. Officers also threw tear gas. The incident came after objects had been thrown at police and an officer suffered unspecified injuries. Two protesters also suffered unspecified injuries, including one bitten by a police dog. The police departmentThe City of Orange, Calif.
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