LATEST: — Protests pick up outside White House. — 13 officers injured, 14 arrests in Philadelphia. — LAPD to mobilize entire unit. — Tensions run high in Denver with tear gas, confiscated weapons. — Police, protesters clash again in Atlanta.
It is estimated that about 3,000 people turned up to the protests.The Los Angeles Police Department is taking the rare step to mobilize its entire unit, according to a senior official.
Protesters march during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, May 30, 2020, in New York. Demonstrators took to the streets of New York City to protest the death of Floyd, a black man who died after he was taken into police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. A driver tries to get through the streets as protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Denver, May 30, 2020.
Evan Hreha, who filmed the video but did not see the incident, said it happened during a prayer outside the Westlake Center. Most ABC News talked with are locals, some first-time protesters. They are leading each other in chants of"I can’t breathe," and,"Black lives matter," but also sharing food, water, and even masks.Former President Bill Clinton issued his first remarks after the death of George Floyd, calling it a"painful reminder that a person's race still determines how they will be treated in nearly every aspect of American life.
People gather at a memorial mural painted outside the Cup Foods store on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis where George Floyd died at the hands of police, Friday, May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis. "I stand before you as a friend and ally to every American seeking justice and peace, and I stand before you in firm opposition to anyone exploiting this tragedy to loot, rob, attack and menace," Trump said during remarks after the launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon."Healing, not hatred. Justice, not chaos, are the mission at hand."
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms signed an executive order establishing a curfew that begins at 9 p.m. and ends at sunrise on Sunday. "Protesters just smashed a glass business front on Smithfield Street. Officers forced to disperse gas," the agency tweeted."If you came to protest peacefully, please leave, go home, for your own safety. This is no longer peaceful."Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., joined protesters in front of the White House Saturday afternoon.
Protesters gather in front of a line of uniformed U.S. Secret Service as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, near the White House, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Washington.A curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. has been implemented in Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther said. From May 29 to May 30, there were a total of 35 people jailed on those charges. Of those 35 people, only four were from out of state.
The jail records only show arrests for the Minneapolis Police Department and don't include arrests on charges, such as burglary, a charge police said people related to the protests were arrested on. Police Chief Erika Shields said police were"patient" despite three officers suffering minor injuries and hours of getting objects thrown at them, including water bottles, bullets, eggs, rocks, fireworks and knives.
These measures come in the wake of two straight nights of intense, and sometimes violent, protests in the city regarding the death of George Floyd.Two sisters from the Catskills, New York, are charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police vehicle with four NYPD officers inside near Brooklyn Museum Friday night.
"We are not going to let a group of people hijack this city," Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Saturday. 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.Since Thursday evening, there have been widespread violence, destruction and fires throughout the Twin Cities. Over 380 people called to report burglaries, business alarms and damage to property.
"Peaceful protests are being drowned out by violent radical elements," said Barr at a brief press conference on Saturday. The alert comes a day after at least five people were arrested, five officers were injured and several businesses were destroyed during protests, WSYX reported."What we saw overnight was not a protest, and it was not Atlanta ... We know our citizens are angry. We are angry and we want justice," said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in a statement on Saturday.
As an arm of the Department of Homeland Security., FPS officers are responsible for protecting federal buildings across the country.The agency doesn't say if the incident was related to protests in the city.The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to ABC News' request for commentThe mayor of Petal, Mississippi, is facing backlash and calls for him to resign after justifying former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for keeping his knee on George Floyd's neck.
"Anyone, anywhere who has witnessed what they believe to be police misconduct can -- and should -- report it to the CCRB. The Agency already has begun to receive complaints related to incidents that took place last night. As always, our staff is committed to investigating all allegations of misconduct thoroughly and impartially," said New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair Fred Davie.
What's happening in the city is in"no way about the murder of George Floyd it's about attacking civil society and installing fear," said Walz. He also wrote about how damaging the failure to honor the rights of citizens, particularly those in custody, can be. President Trump fired off a series of tweets Saturday morning praising the Secret Service after protesters marched in front of the White House Friday night.
"FBI San Francisco and the Oakland Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California.," the statement read."At approximately 9:45pm on Friday, May 29, 2020, a vehicle approached the building. An individual inside the vehicle began firing gunshots at contract security officers for the Federal Protective Service of the Department of Homeland Security.
Overnight the Portland Police Department declared the protest as a riot after"significant vandalism" was reported and a fire was set inside the city's Justice Center. Police said there was also a shooting connected to the protest. A Detroit Police officer uses tear-gas during a protest in the city of Detroit, Michigan, on May 29, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - Violent protests erupted across the United States late on May 29, over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody, with murder charges laid against the arresting Minneapolis officer failing to quell boiling anger.
Walz said it's more complicated than just saying yes and deploying them now because the move to have federal troops patrolling in Minneapolis would be something never before seen in the state.
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