DEVELOPING: A second day of protests, unrest and looting in the wake of the death of George Floyd has shut down mass transit in the Twin Cities as lawmakers pleaded for peace.
Metro Transit, which operates light rail and buses in Minneapolis and St. Paul, announced it'd be shutting down almost all services at 4 p.m. CDT for the rest of Thursday."Out of concern for the safety of riders and employees, Metro Transit bus and light rail service will be suspended," the transit agency announced at about 2:30 p.m.
Hours earlier, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo all pleaded for calm.Jenkins said protesters should be angry about Floyd's death in police custody, but they have no right to"perpetrate violence and harm on the very communities that you say you are standing up for."This is a developing story, refresh here for updates.
Gabe Gutierrez is an NBC News Correspondent based in New York. He reports for all platforms of NBC News, including"TODAY," “NBC Nightly News," MSNBC and NBCNews.com.
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