One Week After George Floyd’s Death, Protests Continue Across The Country – NPR
One Week After George Floyd’s Death, Protests Continue Across The Country – NPR

Protesters lie on the ground with their hands behind their backs in New York City’s Times Square Monday evening.

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One week after the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis, Minn., police, demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism continued across the United States. Many cities imposed curfews and President Trump again warned he would order active duty military forces to restore order if state and local governments, in his judgement, failed to do so.

Here are details of some protests around the country.

St. Louis, Mo.

Protesters prepare to march in the streets Monday, June 1, 2020, in St. Louis, Mo.

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Four police officers were shot and wounded during another night of unrest in St. Louis, according to the city’s police chief, John Hayden.

In an emotional news conference, Hayden said the officers were hurt in an incident downtown following a day of peaceful protests that drew thousands into the city’s streets.

A couple of hundred people “with no intention of protesting or doing anything constructive” remained late into the night, he said, looting, vandalizing and throwing objects at police officers. Just after midnight, shots were fired at a line of officers, striking two in the leg, one in the foot and another in the arm, he said.

Hayden said none of the injuries was life threatening.

Hayden called George Floyd’s death tragic, but said what was happening in St. Louis was “mayhem.”

“They’re throwing fireworks on officers, fireworks were exploding on officers,” he said. “They had officers that had gas poured on them. And you try to figure out what is going on. How can this be?”

Omaha, Neb.

Protesters gathered in downtown Omaha Monday for the third consecutive night after Douglas County Attorney Donald Kleine ruled that a white bar owner who shot and killed a 22-year-old black Omaha protester on Saturday acted in self defense.

Protesters carried signs with slogans such as “Hands up – don’t shoot” and chanted “Black lives matter,” according to Megan Feeney, a freelance journalist reporting for NPR member station NET in Omaha.

“A lot of black leaders were saying, ‘Don’t go downtown tonight, we need to reconsider our approach, think about how we can reorganize and want to avoid any useless violence, pain and potential death,’ ” Feeney said.

After the start of an 8 p.m. curfew, the protest had shrunk considerably, according to Feeney, and military vehicles blocked streets adjacent to the demonstration.

“Police started to advance and people started running. They ran down an alley, got blocked and some in the crowd started to throw water bottles and other objects while others yelled to stop,” Feeney said. “Officers started closing in from all four directions and nobody could leave.”

The Omaha Police Department reported two firearms arrests as well as an unspecified number of arrests for curfew violations.

New York

Protesters gather in Times Square before marching through the streets of Manhattan in New York, Monday, June 1, 2020. New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday.

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Protesters gather in Times Square before marching through the streets of Manhattan in New York, Monday, June 1, 2020. New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday.

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New York City imposed an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the curfew would begin Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Protests were largely peaceful, though some looting was reported at a few luxury retailers, including Macy’s flagship store in Manhattan.

In Buffalo, a city police officer and New York state trooper were struck by an SUV during a protest. The law enforcement officers were not seriously injured. It was unclear whether the driver intentionally struck the officers.

Las Vegas

Protesters shout slogans and hold placards, on June 1, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas, as they take part in a “Black Lives Matter” rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd.

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Protesters shout slogans and hold placards, on June 1, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas, as they take part in a “Black Lives Matter” rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd.

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Two separate shootings — one of a police officer and the other by police of a protester — occurred late Monday during a demonstration along the Las Vegas Strip, according to Metro Police.

The protest began peacefully near Trump Tower but got heated as it moved downtown, according to the Las Vegas Sun.

“This has been a long night for your police department,” Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said at a news conference early Tuesday.

“The first incident involved one of our officers being shot and critically injured as he dealt with protesters in front of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino,” Lombardo said.

He said officers near the scene of the shooting “were taking rocks and bottles from the crowd.”

Police officers stand guard, on June 1, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas, during a “Black Lives Matter” rally.

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“Officers were attempting to get some of the protesters in custody when a shot rang out and an officer went down,” Lombardo said, adding that the suspect has been identified and taken into custody.

The sheriff said the second incident occurred at the Foley Federal Building on Las Vegas Boulevard. “A subject was encountered with multiple fire arms and appeared to be wearing body armor. During the interaction, the subject reached for his firearm and the officers engaged him. The subject was struck by gunfire, transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.”

Los Angeles

Demonstrators kneel when they are redirected by police officers on Monday, June 1, 2020, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

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Demonstrators kneel when they are redirected by police officers on Monday, June 1, 2020, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

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In Los Angeles, where some 700 people were arrested on Sunday, there was a heavy police presence in Hollywood and Van Nuys amid multiple protests, mostly peaceful.

But looting and vandalism in some areas along Van Nuys Boulevard prompted a response from officers, who fired bean bags. Authorities also responded to a fire at a strip mall, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Oakland, Calif.

Police in Oakland said 40 people were arrested for violating an 8 p.m. curfew.

About 15,000 people marched peacefully along Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek, according to the East Bay Times, but were met by police in riot gear who ordered them to disperse before chasing them with dogs, firing tear gas and rubber bullets, the newspaper said. Police said some protesters had vandalized vehicles, according to NPR member station KQED.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s office tweeted late Monday that “more than 100” people were arrested. “It is time to go home,” the office said.

More than a dozen San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions have imposed nighttime curfews in the wake of protests sparked by Floyd’s death.

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Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: ‘I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen’ – CNN
Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: ‘I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen’ – CNN

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Dr. Michael Baden says George Floyd was dead ‘many minutes’ before he was transferred to hospital – Fox News
Dr. Michael Baden says George Floyd was dead ‘many minutes’ before he was transferred to hospital – Fox News
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Exclusive: Dr. Michael Baden on findings of George Floyd’s independent autopsy

Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden’s independent autopsy finds that George Floyd died by homicide caused by asphyxia.

EXCLUSIVE: George Floyd died “many minutes” before he was transferred to a stretcher and taken to a Minneapolis hospital, forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden told Sean Hannity Monday.

Baden, one of two doctors to conduct an independent autopsy that concluded that Floyd died of asphyxiation at the hands of local police on May 25, told Fox News that medics “tried to do CPR with him [Floyd] in the ambulance, but were unable to find a pulse.

“He had a cardiac arrest and they tried to shock him and the shocks didn’t work,” Baden added. “He was dead before they put him on the stretcher … many minutes before he gets to the hospital.”

GEORGE FLOYD’S FAMILY RELEASES INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY SHOWING DEATH BY ASFIXIATION 

In this Monday, May 25, 2020, frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis.  (Darnella Frazier via AP)

According to the independent autopsy report released by Floyd’s family, he died of asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.

Preliminary results from the official autopsy, which were included in a criminal complaint against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes in the now-viral video — said officials had found nothing “to support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.” On Monday, an updated autopsy report classified Floyd’s death as a homicide and listed the cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.”

GIULIANI: EX-MINNEAPOLIS COP SHOULD FACE FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES

“One can die just from compression of the neck sufficiently,” said Baden, who added that there was also “compression, that you can see [in] the video, of the back. Pressure on the back prevents the diaphragms from moving up and down which is necessary to inhale and exhale.”

Baden has conducted other independent reviews in similar cases of police brutality, including that of Eric Garner, a black man who was placed in a chokehold by New York police who were attempting to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes and would not relent even as he pleaded that he could not breathe.

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Much like in the case of Garner, the pressure of both the neck and back on the restrained men are what caused them to say ‘I can’t breathe,’ Baden said.

GEORGE FLOYD FAMILY ENLISTS DR. MICHAEL BADEN TO PERFORM SECOND AUTOPSY

“There’s a big misconception among police that if a person can talk and say ‘I can’t breathe,’ that means he’s breathing,” Baden went on. ” I am talking to you now for a while without breathing. I keep talking. You don’t need to be breathing in order to say I can’t breathe or in this instance [when Floyd] reaches out and calls for his mother, [saying] ‘mama, mama,’  who died three years ago, and still nobody lessened up their pressure on him.”

Baden, who is also a Fox News contributor, traveled to Minneapolis over the weekend to conduct his review,alongside forensic pathologist Dr. Allecia Wilson, even as thousands of protesters nationwide took to the streets to condemn police brutality.

Fox News’ Vandana Rambaran and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

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Biden to deliver remarks in Philadelphia Tuesday on nationwide protests | TheHill – The Hill
Biden to deliver remarks in Philadelphia Tuesday on nationwide protests | TheHill – The Hill

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenStopping Israel’s annexation is a US national security interest Trump slams Biden staff for donating bail money to protesters At least 4,400 people arrested in connection with protests: report MORE will deliver remarks in Philadelphia on Tuesday addressing the protests across the country sparked by George Floyd’s death.

Biden will speak in front of a pooled press on “the civil unrest facing communities across America” Tuesday morning, his campaign announced in a release Monday night. 

The former vice president met with African American community leaders in Wilmington, Del., on Monday and said he would be making national speeches on the future and direction of the country.

“I need help and advice as we go on as to what I should and shouldn’t be doing,” he said.

During the meeting, Biden also called on black voters to support him and turn out to vote to retake the White House and the Senate and oust Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump tweets as tensions escalate across US This week: Senate reconvenes as protests roil nation amid pandemic For city parks: Pass the Great American Outdoors Act now MORE (R-Ky.). 

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said in a statement over the weekend that protesting was a valid reaction to Floyd’s death, but he cautioned about further violence and destruction of property. 

Biden’s announcement came shortly after President TrumpDonald John TrumpFauci says his meetings with Trump have ‘dramatically decreased’ McEnany criticizes DC mayor for not imposing earlier curfew amid protests Stopping Israel’s annexation is a US national security interest MORE’s Rose Garden address in which he said he was dispatching the military across Washington, D.C., in response to the Floyd protests.

The president also encouraged governors to “dominate” the streets with the National Guard, threatening to send in the military if they do not. It was not immediately clear under what authority Trump could send American troops to U.S. cities without governors’ requests. 

Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died after being detained by police in Minneapolis last week. Bystander video footage showed former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes as Floyd said he could not breathe and then became unresponsive. 

Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter and has been fired from the police department.

Floyd’s death sparked protests in cities across the country, with some turning violent over the weekend. 

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Twitter adds warning label to Gaetz tweet on antifa for glorifying violence – POLITICO
Twitter adds warning label to Gaetz tweet on antifa for glorifying violence – POLITICO

“We have placed a public interest notice on this Tweet from @mattgaetz. The Tweet is in violation of our glorification of violence policy,” a Twitter spokesperson told POLITICO in an email. “As is standard with this notice, engagements with the Tweet will be limited. People will be able to Retweet with Comment, but will not be able to Like, Reply or Retweet it.”

In response, Gaetz called the warning his “badge of honor” and vowed not to relent on his rhetoric.

“Antifa is a terrorist organization, encouraging riots that hurt Americans,” he tweeted. “Our government should hunt them down. Twitter should stop enabling them. I’ll keep saying it.”

The social network has faced a firestorm of criticism from Trump and his allies, including Gaetz, for taking the same action against a recent Trump tweet that appeared to urge the shooting of looters in Minnesota.

Gaetz’s tweet sparked outcry from advocates for stricter gun restrictions, who said his post could incite violence.

“Take the Gaetz tweet down right now @twitter. RIGHT NOW,” tweeted Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), whose state was the site of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. “The survivors of mass shootings are lighting up my phone. They are scared to death this will inspire someone to start shooting into a crowd tonight. They are right.”

David Hogg, an advocate for tighter gun regulations and a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., also took umbrage at Gaetz’s comment. “Imagine saying you love your country but embracing the extrajudicial killing of your fellow citizens,” he tweeted in response to Gaetz.

Gaetz took exception with Murphy’s remarks. “Spare me your woke virtue signaling,” he tweeted in response.

“Governments go after terrorists. Individuals don’t,” he added. “We — the government — should continue to do so. And Antifa is rightly on the list!”

After Twitter’s ruling Monday, Gaetz also tweeted in support of Trump’s call to revoke the online industry’s legal immunity over user content, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The 1996 law has come under fire from conservatives who accuse Silicon Valley of suppressing their voices.

There’s no evidence of systemic political bias by Twitter and other social media companies, but rolling back Section 230 has become a rallying for Trump and his allies who allege there is.

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UPDATE: Alameda County Sheriff Issues Curfew For Entire County; More Cities Issue Orders – CBS San Francisco
UPDATE: Alameda County Sheriff Issues Curfew For Entire County; More Cities Issue Orders – CBS San Francisco

SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — Following a weekend of protests, rioting and looting across the Bay Area and the country, Alameda County on Monday became the latest local government to issue a curfew for its residents.

Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern issued the curfew order for the entire county beginning Monday at 8:00 p.m. and lasting until 5 a.m. The curfew order requires all non-exempted persons in the County to remain indoors.

The move by Alameda County comes after the cities of Oakland, Orinda, Hayward and Union City Monday became the latest Bay Area cities to announce curfews due to the civil unrest and looting over the killing of a George Floyd by Minneapolis police last week.

“It looks like it’s going to be a repeat of the last three nights,” sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said. “Early reports coming in are that there are going problems.”

FULL COVERAGE: GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS

Exceptions to the curfews are first responders, health care providers, people seeing urgent medical care, people going to and from work, people who are unsheltered, and members of the media, authorities said.

Current curfews in place around the Bay Area:

  • Alameda County (all cities): 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Antioch: 6 p.m. to 5 a.m., until June 2
  • Berkeley: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until June 3
  • Danville: 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Lafayette: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., until June 2
  • Oakland: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Orinda: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Pleasant Hill: 7 p.m. until 5:30 a.m., until further notice
  • San Francisco:  8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • San Jose: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • San Leandro: 6 p.m. until 5 a.m., until June 8
  • Santa Clara: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Santa Rosa: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until June 4
  • Union City: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until further notice
  • Walnut Creek: 6 p.m. until 5 a.m., until June 8

In Contra Costa County, Sheriff David Livingston issued a statement Monday encouraging residents to stay indoors from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. but did not issue a countywide curfew order, adding that status was subject to change.

Livingston noted that some Contra Costa cities have implemented their own curfews and residents should check their city’s website for updates.

Also on Monday, Walnut Creek, police moved up the time of the curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. San Leandro’s curfew also starts at 6 p.m.; the earliest starting times in the Bay Area in the two cities in which looting was rampant.

Pleasant Hill moved up its curfew start time from 9:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., while the Town of Danville also moved up the start time of its curfew from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m.

San Leandro Police encourage businesses to take inventory of losses prior to calling the Police Department or filing a report online. People can call the San Leandro police dispatch line at (510) 577-2730, ext. 1, and should only call 911 if there is an emergency.

The San Leandro Police Department has an online reporting website for businesses to use.

Source Article from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/01/alameda-county-san-leandro-union-city-latest-in-bay-area-to-announce-curfews/

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These 4 charts describe police violence in America – CNBC
These 4 charts describe police violence in America – CNBC

Chauvin and three other officers involved in the arrest have been fired. 

The protests against police violence that have erupted across the country have mirrored those that followed the killing of Eric Garner in 2014. Garner, a black man, died after being choked by a white New York City police officer. Garner’s plea, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. 

No comprehensive official database exists for tracking police violence, though there have been efforts at the federal level to create one. But data compiled by researchers have served as an important source of information about how often people in the United States are killed by police, and who is most likely to be killed. 

Last year, more than 1,000 people were killed by police, according to Mapping Police Violence, one research group.

Black people were disproportionately among those killed, the group found. Black people accounted for 24% of those killed, despite making up only about 13% of the population.

Scientists have struggled to study whether racial bias is directly responsible for the disproportionate killing of black people, given limited data on the race of those with whom police regularly come into contact.

Mapping Police Violence, which says that it is able to track more than 90% of killings in the U.S., defines a police killing as any time someone dies as a result of “being shot, beaten, restrained, intentionally hit by a police vehicle, pepper sprayed, tasered, or otherwise harmed by police officers, whether on-duty or off-duty.” 

Source Article from https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/george-floyd-death-police-violence-in-the-us-in-4-charts.html

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Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church – The New York Times
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church – The New York Times

Mr. Trump began his walk to the church at 7:01 p.m. for a photo session that lasted about 17 minutes. On his way over, after protesters had been driven from the park, he was trailed by a group of aides, including Attorney General William P. Barr. Mr. Barr had strolled to the edge of the police line to observe the crowd in the minutes before the tear-gassing began.

He walked alongside Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and Ivanka Trump, his eldest daughter and senior adviser. Ms. Trump was wearing a mask, one of the few visible reminders on Monday that the administration was in the middle of battling a public health crisis. Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, Ms. Hicks and Mark Meadows, Mr. Trump’s chief of staff, were also among the cadre of aides.

As police sirens blared in the background, Mr. Trump, his lips set in a thin line, stood with his back to the boarded-up, graffiti-laden facade of the buttermilk yellow church.

He cradled a Bible, bouncing it in his hands as if testing its weight.

“Is that your Bible?” a reporter yelled.

“It’s a Bible,” Mr. Trump responded, and hoisted up the book so reporters could see.

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, who watched the scene unfold while away from the church visiting with her mother, said church officials were not told of the plan and expressed outrage at the White House’s use of riot-control tactics on a generally peaceful crowd to clear a path for the president.

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Curfews not enough to keep the peace with protests, arrests coast to coast – NBC News
Curfews not enough to keep the peace with protests, arrests coast to coast – NBC News

Officials in cities coast to coast had implemented curfews for Monday night, hopeful they would prevent another night of violent, chaotic demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd.

But the citywide orders were not enough to keep the peace between protesters and police in some places.

In Washington, D.C., where Mayor Muriel Bowser imposed a rare curfew after several nights of looting and vandalism, police fired tear gas outside the White House to move demonstrators away as President Donald Trump announced he would deploy U.S. military troops across the country if states could not contain the unrest on their own.

Photos and video appeared to show military helicopters flying below building height, kicking up debris and knocking branches off trees. The low-flying aircraft were reportedly used to disperse protesters.

Protesters are tear gassed as the police disperse them near the White House on June 1, 2020.Roberto Schmidt / AFP – Getty Images

In Philadelphia, a curfew that began at 6 p.m. did not stop a group of protesters from marching to City Hall, NBC Philadelphia reported. Hours earlier, a larger crowd elsewhere in the city shut down traffic, and police officers and state troopers used tear gas and pepper spray to scatter the demonstrators.

In Louisville, where the police chief was fired after a man was shot to death Sunday and officers didn’t activate their body cameras, curfew was extended until June 8. Video footage from Monday showed a handful of protesters with their hands up and dozens of officers with batons, helmets and body armor on the other side of an intersection after the 9:30 p.m. curfew.

Protesters gather in Philadelphia, on June 1, 2020.Matt Rourke / AP

In Buffalo, an SUV mowed down authorities in tactical gear with K9s and batons after they charged what appeared to be a handful of protesters, video footage showed and officials said.

In an interview with NBC affiliate WGRZ, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said the incident was under investigation but added that it occurred after an earlier demonstration ended and some of the protesters refused to leave.

“We cannot have people protesting in the city of Buffalo after dark,” he said. “That is not safe for the protesters and that is not safe for the surrounding community.”

Brown said it appeared that two people who were struck by gunfire earlier may have been in the SUV. He didn’t say if the SUV was driven by a protester or if a suspect was in custody.

Meanwhile, in the nation’s most populous city, New York City, more than 200 people who authorities said were setting small fires and breaking store windows in Manhattan and the Bronx were arrested, a New York Police Department spokesperson said.

“There are packs of youths running as fast as they can, smashing windows as fast as they can and police are trying to catch them as soon as possible,” the spokesperson said.

The arrests came after an 11 p.m. curfew began on Monday night at 11 p.m. That measure followed four days of raucous protests against police brutality that saw the arrests of hundreds of people, including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter, and the burning of New York Police Department cruisers.

“The men and women of this Police Department will be consistent, they will be out there again ensuring the rights of people to peacefully assemble,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday ahead of anticipated protests. “We ask all New Yorkers to participate and do it safely.”

Looting and small fires were reported in Manhattan’s Union Square and beyond. Hours before Monday’s curfew began, de Blasio announced that another curfew would begin even earlier Tuesday evening, at 8 p.m., when it is still light out — although he said it was to control just a small percentage of demonstrators who had gotten out of hand.

“Overwhelmingly, the city right now has been peaceful,” de Blasio told local news station NY1.

The curfews, which have been imposed from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, come in response to the in-custody death of Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, on Memorial Day.

Floyd, 46, was killed after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, crushed him to the ground with a knee to Floyd’s neck. The death ignited widespread protests against racism and mistreatment by police after Floyd’s final helpless moments were caught on video.

The uprisings come at a time when public safety resources are already stretched as cities fight the coronavirus pandemic, with many still attempting to enforce stay-at-home orders.

In Minneapolis, where police had clashed with demonstrators and journalists covering the riots in dramatic fashion over the last several days, a calm appeared to set in across the city on Monday evening, with hundreds of people gathered at a memorial for Floyd at the site where he was killed. A citywide curfew was set to start at 10 p.m. local time.

Across the country in Sacramento, California, about 130 businesses had their windows and doors damaged and 300 buildings had graffiti on them as of Monday morning, according to the Sacramento Bee.

City officials, anticipating more problems Monday evening, imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. local time and said the city was deploying 500 members of National Guard Monday night to protect critical infrastructure.

The growing number of curfews came as Minnesota authorities announced Monday afternoon that Floyd’s death was officially ruled a homicide by a medical examiner.

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Protests Near Me—List of Cities Rioting, States Where National Guard Has Been Deployed – Newsweek
Protests Near Me—List of Cities Rioting, States Where National Guard Has Been Deployed – Newsweek
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St. John’s Church rector on aftermath of fire, impromptu Trump visit: ‘Like I’m in some alternative universe’ – Fox News
St. John’s Church rector on aftermath of fire, impromptu Trump visit: ‘Like I’m in some alternative universe’ – Fox News
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Rev. Robert Fisher on ‘surreal moment’ of President Trump visiting damaged St. John’s Church

The Rev. Robert Fisher, rector of St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C., joins Martha MacCallum on ‘The Story.’

Rev. Robert Fisher, the rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. — located in Lafayette Square near the White House — told “The Story” Monday that whoever set fire to the basement of the church’s parish hall Sunday night does not represent the majority of people who have protested following the death of George Floyd.

Fisher joined host Martha MacCallum moments after President Trump walked through Lafayette Park to the boarded-up church, where he posed for photographs while holding a Bible in the air.

“This is such an interesting moment to me when,” Fisher said. “We agreed to have this talk, I had no idea what was going to be going on at 7:00 tonight. I actually haven’t seen any of it. I’ve been listening to it all, of course, and honestly, it feels, like so many ways, a surreal moment for me. I feel like I’m in some alternative universe in some way.”

ST. JOHN’S RECTOR SAYS DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN ‘A LOT WORSE’

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Fisher recalled parishoners calling him with news of the fire Sunday evening. He told MacCallum that he and his wife visited the church early Monday and were thankful the only room burned was a newly-renovated part of the nursery.

“It was just one room that had been recently renovated and it was not one of the irreplaceable historic parts of the space. I was so grateful for that,” he said.

“And I’m very mindful that those people who did this — it may have been one person, I don’t know who it was — I think it is really important to say that person does not represent the majority of the people that are out there peacefully protesting with an important message.”

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In closing, Fisher thanked the public for their outpouring of support, and added that America must continue to look past the violence and concentrate on the “message of fighting racism as a country.”

“That is the only way that we are going to have healing and progress.”

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Cuomo and de Blasio declare overnight curfew in New York City – CBS News
Cuomo and de Blasio declare overnight curfew in New York City – CBS News

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a citywide curfew in New York City from 11 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday. The move follows a night of violence after a day of largely peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd. 

“I stand behind the protesters and their message, but unfortunately there are people who are looking to distract and discredit this moment,” Cuomo said. “The violence and the looting has been bad for the city, the state and this entire national movement, undermining and distracting from this righteous cause. While we encourage people to protest peacefully and make their voices heard, the safety of the general public is paramount and cannot be compromised.”

Even before Monday’s curfew took effect, de Blasio tweeted that there would be another curfew beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. 

“These protests have power and meaning. But as the night wears on we are seeing groups use them to incite violence and destroy property,” he wrote. “Our first priority is keeping people safe, so I’m extending the curfew to Tuesday. It will begin at 8pm.”

New York City, which has more than 8 million residents, is following other large cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago. Cuomo had said earlier he would speak with de Blasio about a curfew, and said “legally, I can impose a curfew.”  There have been curfews imposed in some of New York’s smaller cities, including Buffalo and Albany.

Overnight curfew announced for New York City

Cuomo also said the NYPD will double its presence on the street from 4,000 officers to 8,000 officers. Earlier Monday, Cuomo had said he thought the size of the NYPD would avoid him having to activate the National Guard, like other cities have done.

The NYPD said more than 400 people were arrested overnight, adding that several police officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and roughly a dozen police vehicles were damaged, CBS New York reported. Earlier Monday, Cuomo said “last night was bad for New York City.”

There has been criticism over the NYPD’s reaction to protesters, including an incident involving an NYPD vehicle that drove into a crowd of protesters. Cuomo has repeatedly said he has appointed Attorney General Letitia James to review police conduct.

There have been days of unrest nationwide following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, a black man, died after a white officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleaded for air. One officer has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, and he was fired along with three others. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will lead all prosecutions related to Floyd’s death, officials announced Sunday night.

Audrey McNamara contributed reporting. 

Source Article from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuomo-and-de-blasio-declare-citywide-curfew-in-nyc-nations-largest-city/

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Looting reported in Van Nuys amid peaceful protests – Los Angeles Times
Looting reported in Van Nuys amid peaceful protests – Los Angeles Times

Dozens of Los Angeles police officers lined Van Nuys Boulevard near Victory Boulevard in Van Nuys late Monday afternoon after reports of looting in the area.

Several business owners stood outside their storefronts, with some putting up plywood over their windows. Multiple businesses hung signs reading “BLM.” At Trust Bail Bonds on Van Nuys Boulevard, a sign read: “Justice for George Floyd. #BLM”

Multiple police officers said there was looting in the area and they were trying to get a handle on where it was occurring. Media reports said the looters had broken into a cellphone store and a pharmacy.

Eva Bandikian, the manager at Kovac’s Care Pharmacy, said looters broke the lock on the business’ door and stole “everything,” including cash, the register, medicine and vitamins.

Bandikian watched the store’s surveillance feed on her phone as about 10 people stormed into the pharmacy.

“It doesn’t have anything to do with us,” she said of the looting. “They’re angry with the police and with the government.”

About two hours after the break-in, Bandikian said, one of the looters who appeared on the surveillance video walked back by the pharmacy, turned around and laughed, carrying a bag of stolen goods.

Meanwhile, several peaceful protesters remained the area. From 7:30 a.m. into the afternoon, a large group of protesters peacefully demonstrated at Van Nuys Boulevard and Sylvan Street, chanting George Floyd’s name and asking for justice.

Dozens of California Highway Patrol and LAPD officers stood side by side along Van Nuys Boulevard, some holding various types of nonlethal force, including beanbag launchers.

Source Article from https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-01/looting-reported-in-van-nuys-as-protests-over-george-floyds-death-continue

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George Floyd death: Liverpool footballers ‘take a knee’ – Al Jazeera English
George Floyd death: Liverpool footballers ‘take a knee’ – Al Jazeera English

Liverpool football players took a knee around the centre circle at Anfield Stadium on Monday, in a gesture of solidarity as protests swept the United States following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, in police custody.

Squad members posted a picture of the act on their social media accounts with the caption “Unity is strength #BlackLivesMatter”.

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The move evoked memories of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the US national anthem before NFL games in 2016 to protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the US.

The picture of 29 players from the English Premier League leaders was taken during a training session.

Star players Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and captain Jordan Henderson were among those to post the picture that was retweeted by the official account of Liverpool, which is owned by Fenway Sports Group – the US company which also controls the Boston Red Sox.

Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 after a white police officer pressed his knee into the Black man’s neck for several minutes – even after Floyd stopped moving and pleading for air.

His death has sparked days of protests across the US and it has resonated in the football world. 

Four players took a stand over the weekend in Germany’s Bundesliga, which is the first major football league to resume during the coronavirus pandemic.

On Sunday, Borussia Dortmund players Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi wore shirts with the message “Justice for George Floyd” in a Bundesliga match.

England forward Sancho, who scored the first hat-trick of his career in Dortmund’s 6-1 rout of Paderborn, and the Spanish-born Hakimi, who plays for Morocco, took off their team shirts to display the message.

Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Marcus Thuram knelt to honour Floyd after scoring. US defender Weston McKennie displayed a “Justice for George’ message on his armband in Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Werder Bremen.

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out chairman Sanjay Bhandari said on Monday that all players should take a knee in protest against the death of Floyd.

“If you score a goal and take a knee could everyone do that? Not just the black players, the white players too, everyone. Every player should do it,” Bhandari told the Guardian.

“Racism’s not about black players or brown fans, it’s about all of us. Racism corrodes society and we’re all hurt by it. I would urge all the authorities and all the clubs to show a degree of understanding. This is almost above politics, this is about right and wrong.”

Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, who is Black, also posted a message on Twitter, saying “people are hurting and people need answers”.

“Black lives matter. Black culture matters. Black communities matter. We matter,” Rashford wrote, before adding #justiceforgeorgefloyd.

“At a time I’ve been asking people to come together, work together and be united, we appear to be more divided than ever. People are hurting and people need answers.”

Source Article from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/george-floyd-death-liverpool-footballers-knee-200601182131537.html

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Trump calls governors ‘weak,’ urges them to use force against unruly protests – The Washington Post
Trump calls governors ‘weak,’ urges them to use force against unruly protests – The Washington Post

George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer triggered protest in Minneapolis and other cities in the U.S. and Europe.

Live updates: Family’s independent autopsy says Floyd died of asphyxia, contradicting county’s exam

Trump calls governors ‘weak,’ urges them to use force against unruly protests

D.C. braces for more protests, unrest; curfew to begin at 7 p.m.

Police turn more aggressive against protesters and bystanders, alike, adding to violence and chaos

Video timeline: George Floyd’s final minutes

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Source Article from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-governors-george-floyd-protests/2020/06/01/430a6226-a421-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

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George Floyd’s brother visits Minneapolis memorial, calls on protesters to act ‘peacefully, please’ | TheHill – The Hill
George Floyd’s brother visits Minneapolis memorial, calls on protesters to act ‘peacefully, please’ | TheHill – The Hill

The brother of George Floyd, an African American man whose death in police custody set off protests throughout the nation, on Monday implored demonstrators in Minneapolis to conduct themselves peacefully as they push for reform. 

Speaking at the site of his brother’s arrest and death, which is serving as a makeshift memorial, Terrence Floyd delivered an impassioned speech in which he urged demonstrators to stop destroying property and remember they have a voice they can use in elections. 

“Let’s do this another way. Let’s stop thinking our voice don’t matter and vote,” Terrence Floyd said. “Not just for the president … Educate yourself and know who you’re voting for. And that’s how we’re going to hit ’em.” 

George Floyd, 46, died last week after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes while executing an arrest. Footage of the incident showed Derek Chauvin, who has since been fired and arrested, keeping his knee pinned on Floyd’s neck as Floyd repeatedly groaned and said, “I cannot breathe.” 

Protests in Minneapolis in the days after the video surfaced resulted in violent clashes between police and demonstrators, as well as destruction of property. On Thursday night, a police precinct in the city was set ablaze, one of many incidents that led the Minnesota governor to fully mobilize the National Guard and the city to set a curfew. 

The violent demonstrations have spread to multiple other cities across the nation, including Washington, D.C., which will also be under a curfew on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Terrence Floyd admonished those responsible for the violence, saying that he knew his brother would not have approved. 

“If I’m not over here blowing up stuff, if I’m not over here messing up my community, what are you all doing?” Terrence Floyd asked. “You’re doing nothing. That’s not going to bring my brother back at all.”

He urged protesters to conduct themselves in a different way, arguing that “in every case of police brutality, the same thing has been happening.”

“Y’all protest, y’all destroy stuff, and they don’t move,” he said. “You know why they don’t move? Because it’s not their stuff, it’s our stuff, so they want us to destroy our stuff. So let’s do this another way.”

“Let’s switch it up, y’all. Do this peacefully, please,” he said, before leading the chant, “peace on the left, justice on the right.” 

Terrence Floyd concluded his remarks by shouting “George” as the crowd around him responded “Floyd.” 

His remarks came the same day that the Floyd’s family lawyer said that a private autopsy had found that George’s Floyd death was caused by “asphyxia due to neck and back compression,” contradicting an earlier examination by county officials that said there was no evidence to support traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. 

The four officers involved in the arrest were terminated just a day after the incident. Derek Chauvin, the officer whose knee was pinned on George Floyd’s neck, has since been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Calls have mounted in recent days for all of the officers to face criminal charges. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Sunday on CNN that he believed all of the involved officers were “complicit” and bore responsibility. 

“Being silent or not intervening, to me, you’re complicit,” Arradondo said. “Mr. Floyd died in our hands, and so I see that as being complicit.”

Source Article from https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500532-george-floyds-brother-visits-minneapolis-memorial-calls-on-protestors-to

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New York City Curfew Announced By Gov. Andrew Cuomo – Deadline
New York City Curfew Announced By Gov. Andrew Cuomo – Deadline

New York City will be under curfew tonight at 11 p.m. ET until 5 a.m., Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today.

After a weekend of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, that sometimes broke into violent confrontations between police and protestors, the curfew was largely expected, with both Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirming earlier that they’d been discussing the matter.

Cuomo made the announcement this afternoon on WAMC Radio. The curfew marks the first such action for the city in recent memory.

As many as 400 people were arrested by the NYPD over Sunday night/Monday morning, including an unspecified number for looting. High-end shops in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood were targeted for looting and vandalism Sunday night, and several officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Cuomo confirmed that the number of police officers on duty tonight will be double the usual 4,000, and that while the National Guard is on standby he didn’t think deployment would be necessary.

Both Cuomo and de Blasio have condemned the violent turns of the city’s protests including some police actions captured on video. In one widely viewed incident, two police vehicles drove into a crowd of Brooklyn protestors. In another video, an NYPD officer is seen pulling his gun on protestors.

Cuomo and de Blasio had until now resisted curfew.

Source Article from https://deadline.com/2020/06/new-york-city-curfew-andrew-cuomo-george-floyd-protests-1202948548/

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These Bay Area cities have ordered curfews for Monday night and beyond – The Mercury News
These Bay Area cities have ordered curfews for Monday night and beyond – The Mercury News

These Bay Area cities have ordered curfews for Monday night and beyond

Curfew orders have been imposed in multiple Bay Area cities because of unrest and looting over the weekend.

Santa Clara County hasn’t issued a countywide order, but some cities have city curfews:

San Jose: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., ending on June 7 or until further notice. The declaration says: “No person shall be upon the public street, avenue, alley, park, or other public place or unimproved public realty within the limits of the City of San José.” Exceptions are made for police and other emergency personnel; people working in delivery, utility services, news reporting and certain government jobs; people seeking or providing medical or family care; and people who are homeless.

Santa Clara: 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., until future notice. The declaration specifies the same exceptions as in San Jose.

Contra Costa County hasn’t issued a countywide order, but some cities have city curfews and the county is encouraging everyone to remain at home from 8 p.m. Monday night to 5 a.m. Tuesday June 2.

Antioch: 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. The curfew expires Tuesday June 2.

Danville: 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., until further notice.

Walnut Creek: 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., ending June 8.

Pleasant Hill: 9:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. in “commercial areas” of the city until further notice. The declaration specifies the same exceptions as in San Jose.

Orinda: 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., until further notice.

Lafayette: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice. No other details were immediately provided.

Alameda County has ordered a curfew for all  areas of the county, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. until June 5, unless extended.

People will not be allowed “on any public street, avenue, boulevard, place, walkway, alley, park or any public area…within the boundaries of the county,” the curfew order said. There are exemptions for police, other emergency responders, National Guard or military personnel deployed to the county, news reporters, and “individuals who can establish to the satisfaction of a peace officer that they are in such place for the sole purpose of traveling to their home or workplace or to obtain medical assistance.”

The following Alameda County cities had orders in place before the broader curfew was imposed:

Alameda: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Hayward:  8 p.m. to 5 a.m., until June 8. The declaration exempts police and other emergency responders; news reporters; people who are homeless; and “individuals who can establish to the satisfaction of a police officer that they are in such place for the sole purpose of traveling to a home or workplace or to obtain medical assistance.”

San Leandro: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Fremont: 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. through June 8. The city’s statement exempts law enforcement personnel, firefighters and other emergency responders, as well as people traveling to and from work, homeless people, and “authorized representatives of a news service, newspaper, radio or television station or network.”

San Francisco: 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The mayor’s initial declaration on Sunday specified just one night, but city officials say it is in effect until further notice. The curfew “requires people within the City of San Francisco to stay indoors .” Exceptions are made for police and other emergency personnel; news reporters; people who are homeless; and those “who can establish to the satisfaction of a peace officer that they are in such place for the sole purpose of traveling to a home or workplace or to obtain medical assistance.”

Source Article from https://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-curfew-list-details-of-orders-in-7-cities

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Protests in California Follow the Death of George Floyd – The New York Times
Protests in California Follow the Death of George Floyd – The New York Times

As The San Francisco Chronicle reported, the pain inflicted by the pandemic was just one of several reasons this week’s protests have been more “explosive” in the Bay Area.

On Friday, during protests, two officers were shot while protecting Oakland’s federal courthouse — one fatally. Ken Cuccinelli, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, called the shooting an act of domestic terrorism.

Violence and looting — the latter rising especially on Sunday — erupted in other Bay Area cities, like San Jose, Walnut Creek and Danville, which The Mercury News reported implemented curfews.

[Read more about how those protesting police use of force have been met with more force.]

Protests in the Central Valley and the Inland Empire

While demonstrations had some tense moments, protests in the Central Valley and Inland Empire largely remained calm, according to The Fresno Bee and The Press-Enterprise.

There were, however exceptions: In at least two instances, passing drivers appeared to target protesters.

In Bakersfield — the seat of Kern County, where The Guardian once reported the police killed more people per capita than anywhere else in the country — a 31-year-old man was arrested after the authorities say he drove through a crowd of protesters and struck a 15-year-old girl, according to KGET.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/us/california-george-floyd-protests.html

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Roving Looters Leave San Leandro Walmart Ransacked And Smoldering – CBS San Francisco
Roving Looters Leave San Leandro Walmart Ransacked And Smoldering – CBS San Francisco

SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — Looters smashed their way into the San Leandro Walmart store late Sunday night, shattering windows, stripping shelves, toppling displays and apparently igniting a fire.

It was a symbol of the outbreak of lawlessness carried out by mobile bands of looters who moved from East Bay community to community, playing cat-and-mouse with police and wrecking havoc on retail stores, both large and small. Few communities were immune, but San Leandro was among the hardest hit.

On Monday, San Leandro officials instituted a mandatory nightly curfew that wili remain in effect from Monday June 1st through Monday morning, June 8th, unless it is rescinded. The curfew will be in effect each evening from 6:00 pm. through 5:00 a.m.

“All residents are directed to stay home during the designated curfew hours except for emergency responders and health care providers, those seeking urgent medical care, those traveling to and from work, those who are unsheltered and credentialed representatives of the news media,” the city’s statement said.

KPIX 5 was told around 5 a.m. Monday that some looting was still happening in the East Bay community in the area of the outlet mall.

“Overnight, hundreds of criminals arrived in San Leandro and looted numerous shopping centers throughout the city,” the San Leandro police department said in a news release Monday. ” Several dozen businesses have been impacted as a result of the lootings…We want to reiterate, the San Leandro Police Department will not tolerate these criminal activities.”

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There was no immediate word from the San Leandro police or Alameda County Sheriff’s Department on the number of people arrested. KPIX 5 helicopter video did record several people being detained.

The Westgate Center located just off Davis St. was the scene of utter devastation as the sun rose on Monday. Windows broken, shelves looted and stolen merchandise laying on the ground dropped and left behind in the looters hasty escape.

The Burlington Coat Factory store was ransacked. Smoke still was drifting out the Walmart. Sprinklers activated by the smoke and fire were spraying water on merchandise. Security alarms could still be heard ringing.

Firefighters said propane tanks located in the Lawn and Garden area of the store caught fire early Monday, igniting a column of fire.

“We had active flames coming out of the roof,” said Alameda County Fire Chief Derrick Thomas.

While firefighters would not confirm looters had set the blaze, the smoky interior of the store was filled with toppled shelves, aisles clutter with trashed merchandise and half-filled shopping carts.

Exasperated San Leandro officials had ordered a curfew in place effective immediately just before 11 p.m. after being confronted with dozens of 911 calls reporting a urge in crime Sunday. Residents were directed to stay at home except for first responders, people seeking medical care and those traveling to and from work.

Earlier, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that multiple people were seen going in and out of businesses and looting at the Bay Fair Mall. The sheriff deployed multiple resources to that part of county. Social media reports said that gunfire had erupted — a photo of a woman with an arm wound posted.

At 6:45 p.m., San Leandro police sent out an alert, warning residents to stay away from Bay Fair, Marina Square and the Westgate Center where looting was underway. Video from Chopper 5 showed looters moving in and out of the Designer Shoe Warehouse at Bay Fair Mall and shuffles breaking out near the parking lot over stolen merchandise.

Sunday afternoon, mobile roving bands of looters had taken to East Bay freeways, cherry-picking stores and retail areas in several cities for quick strikes to smash windows and grab armfuls of stolen merchandise.

The unrest led the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department to issue an advisory for residents to stay home at around 8:15 p.m..

“All Alameda County residents are advised to stay home due to the civil unrest reported throughout Alameda County and the greater East Bay Area. Unless personal travel is necessary, we are recommending residents stay home due to the high number of police actions,” the advisory read. “Currently there are multiple reports of large, mobile groups of rioters and looters traveling throughout the East Bay Area.”

Source Article from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/01/roving-looters-leave-san-leandro-walmart-ransacked-and-smoldering/

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Live updates: D.C. braces for more protests, unrest; curfew to begin at 7 p.m. – The Washington Post
Live updates: D.C. braces for more protests, unrest; curfew to begin at 7 p.m. – The Washington Post

As the chaos unfolded across from the White House, Trump said in the Rose Garden, “I am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capital, Washington, D.C. What happened last night was a total disgrace. As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property. We are putting everybody on warning, our 7 o’clock curfew will be strictly enforced.”

Source Article from https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/06/01/dc-protest-george-floyd-white-house/

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