Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Minneapolis Tuesday evening to condemn the killing of George Floyd in custody, which resulted within the shooting of 4 officers.
The demonstrations became wild, the windows were damaged, graffiti sprayed, and a auto was vandalized. Officers riot officers confronted the demonstrators and fired tear gas.
One person was killed during a rally on Tuesday inside a building near the location where Floyd was arrested each day earlier. Floyd was fixed to the bottom by a political candidate who placed his knee on Floyd's neck for eight minutes in a very video incident.
"Please, please, please, I cannot breathe," begged Floyd, who was black, the white officer. "My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Please, please. I cannot breathe."
Police spokesman John Elder said that Tuesday's shooting was described as not life threatening. A suspect escaped from the scene. it had been not clear if the violence was linked to the protests.
A newspaper reporter said on Twitter that he had been hit by a shell. He said: "I was shot within the thigh."
The Minneapolis law enforcement officials Union said in a very statement earlier Tuesday that the expelled officers were cooperating fully with the investigation.
"We should review all of the video. We must stay up for the medical examiner's report," the statement said. "The procedures of the officers and also the training protocol are carefully examined after the officers present their statements."
"We should review all of the video. We must stay up for the medical examiner's report," the statement said. "The procedures of the officers and also the training protocol are carefully examined after the officers present their statements."
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