Video footage shows protesters in a standoff with officers outside a police precinct and looting of nearby stores
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters in a standoff with officers outside a police precinct and looting of nearby stores.
Officers could be seen surrounding the nearby precinct, not attempting to intervene in the looting. Earlier, some protesters skirmished with officers, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas in a repeat of Tuesday night’s confrontation. A police spokesman didn’t immediately respond to messages.The violence followed t he death Monday night of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man whom police sought to arrest outside a south Minneapolis grocery store.
Protesters also gathered Wednesday evening at the officer’s suburban home as well as the Minneapolis home of Mike Freeman, the Hennepin County prosecutor who would make a charging decision in the case. No violence was reported in those protests.
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