The somber vigil morphed into a somewhat rowdy protest later in the night, with about 100 people marching in the streets, some carrying a banner that said, "Abolish the police for Dion and Breonna" and others pulling down barricades outside the Phoenix Police Department. Police reported 11 arrests on charges that included burglary, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and breaking and entering.
Cincinnati's protests resumed Saturday afternoon in Washington Park, where about 500 people gathered to demand justice for Floyd's family and others who have died in police custody. At times, they chanted “Black Lives Matter," “No Justice, No Peace" and “What do we want? CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A protest in Cincinnati over George Floyd’s death that began peacefully Friday night ended in shattered windows, looting and arrests in Over-the-Rhine and downtown.
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The protest ended by 11 p.m. A group of about 250 protesters marched in Rochester, New York, organized by a group called Free the People Roc. Please advise your audiences that they should avoid this area as we attempt to stabilize these disturbances. If people do not have a legitimate reason to be in this area they should disperse.
when protests broke out in cities across the U.S. Sign up for USA TODAY’s This Is America newsletter, about 250 protesters marched in Rochester, New York, Then 2 Louisville police officers were shot, The shooting of two Louisville police officers. Bond was set at $1 million, up from the initial amount of $750,000, said R. Zachary Meihaus, an attorney who represented Johnson for the arraignment. ", Read more on race and identity:Sign up for USA TODAY’s This Is America newsletter. I'm coming down here to put my little bit in.". That officer has since been fired and charged with murder.
6 Florida traveling to Oxford. Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin coaches his first game for the Rebels, with No. Mayors from Portland to Atlanta have set weekend curfews to help limit further property damage, and business owners are bracing for more protests on Sunday. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? In 2001, they said, the protests focused on Cincinnati and the actions of the city's police officers, while now the anger is directed at the mistreatment of African Americans nationwide. ... 2020, in Cincinnati. Portland police declared a riot in Oregon’s most populous city and made 13 arrests after some protesters threw Molotov cocktails at officers. The Oath Keepers describe themselves as “a nonpartisan association of current and formerly serving military, police and first responders” whose goal is to “defend the Constitution,” according to their website. Though not as severe or widespread, the unrest was the most significant in Cincinnati since protests and violence erupted in 2001 after the police shooting of Timothy Thomas, an unarmed black man in Over-the-Rhine. Volunteers sweep broken glass outside as a man cleans up inside a smashed-out store, May 31, 2020, in Seattle, following protests the night before over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. A broken window at Gronauer Furs on Fourth Street, Downtown Cincinnati, May 30, 2020. State Rep. Attica Scott, the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring a bill to end no-knock warrants like the one used when Taylor was shot and killed in March, was among the arrests, said Tracy Dotson, a spokesman for the union representing Metro Correction officers. It was about us," Cranley said. Cincinnati's worst night of civil unrest in almost two decades gave way Saturday to calls for peaceful protests and an end to violence. "The issue was about Cincinnati (in 2001). Scott is set to be arraigned on Oct. 6. Contributing: Olivia Krauth, Lucas Aulbach and Matt Mencarini, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.); Cynthia Benjamin and Sean Lahman, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle; Madeline Ackley and Kaila White, The Arizona Republic; The Associated Press. "No law-abiding citizen ... would condone people breaking into businesses, throwing projectiles at our great Cincinnati police officers and creating unrest," he said. From there police in riot gear employing bicycles as mobile barricades began corralling protesters and pushing them west. "It wasn't Cincinnati police officers that killed Mr. Floyd. Police made continuous efforts to disperse the crowd, pushing them through the neighborhood from Pendleton to Washington Park and beyond. The night of demonstrations also included a standoff between protesters and police at a church and the arrest of a high-profile state legislator. The NBA player handed out bottles of water and joined efforts to remove graffiti from the side of a building. While some marchers confronted the counter-protesters, others urged them to keep their distance. Prepare for college football to get a lot more interesting — the Southeastern Conference is back.