The AutoZone fire was the first that firefighters responded to during the civil unrest, Assistant Minneapolis Fire Chief Bryan Tyner said Tuesday.Floyd, a handcuffed Black man, died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes. I didn’t want to wait any longer to share the news that he’s in custody and has been charged with murder. The case has also led Ms. Chauvin to seek a divorce, the lawyer, Amanda Mason-Sekula, said in an interview on Friday night.In Washington, the National Guard was deployed outside the White House, where chanting crowds clashed with the Secret Service and attacked a Fox New reporter. A young man threw a skateboard at a police officer, and frightened men and women rushed away in every direction. We will do everything in our power to restore that order that Minnesotans expect, that Minnesotans demand.Ken Cuccinelli, the Department of Homeland Security’s acting deputy secretary, called the attack an act of “domestic terrorism,” but the state’s governor cautioned against connecting the shooting with the protests.Attorney General William P. Barr echoed the claim.On Saturday, President Trump insisted that the protesters were far-left extremists. Gov. Buildings up and down the streets near the White House were sprayed with graffiti, including the entrance of the Hay-Adams, a luxury hotel.As police officers moved to secure the block, a Chevy Suburban was engulfed in a plume of black smoke; trees nearby were on fire. By this afternoon, our hope is to exponentially have that force out there, to use all other resources in the state and our partnerships of sister cities across there and counties to help us. Several of its members were present in Stillwater, in eastern Minnesota, late last month when a Muslim woman was confronted by a group of men wearing white supremacist garb.“This was the first fire that set off a string of fires and looting throughout the precinct and the rest of the city,” Minneapolis police arson investigator Erika Christensen wrote in a search warrant affidavit this week, the Star Tribune reported.24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events"It’s going to be a heavy lift. We are in the process of continuing to review the evidence. But the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, who has oversight responsibilities for the church, was not pleased with his actions.The information about the victim has not yet been released. With mobile tech is in the hands of everyone across the US, images have been captured of police brutality in multiple cities.The unrest, which erupted as the country was reopening after lengthy lockdowns to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, began with peaceful protests over the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody in Minneapolis last Monday.The sergeant has a head and leg injury and is in serious, but stable condition. But “the vast majority,” he said, are from outside the state.Let’s be very clear: The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. I’m press!’”“We have seen things like white supremacist organizers who have posted things on platforms about coming to Minnesota,” Mr. Harrington said. Some of the demonstrations have turned violent, prompting the activation of the National Guard in at least 21 states.The singer Selena Gomez said she had spent the last 24 hours “trying to process this all.”Protests have taken place in at least 75 cities and have reached the gates of the White House in the days since the death of Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis.
Share. But state officials said around 11 p.m. local time that they were encouraged by the smaller crowds and apparent decrease in damage.
The man was killed, the police said, when he became caught between the truck’s two trailers as the driver attempted to wend his way through the protest.John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, said the authorities were analyzing those arrested, trying to understand what online platforms they have used and who they were associated with.Some who sympathized with the protesters voiced concern that the destruction could undermine the goal of forcing social change.Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is in custody.