Protesters have marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted in dozens of US cities following the death of unarmed African-American man George Floyd in Minnesota.
Footage of Mr Floyd’s death on Monday (local time) went viral.
It showed the handcuffed black man saying he could not breathe as white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck until Mr Floyd slowly stopped moving.
Three nights of violent protest followed in Minneapolis, with a fourth in motion.
The unrest has since spread to Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, with thousands of protesters today carrying signs saying: “He said I can’t breathe. Justice for George.”
They chanted, “No justice, no peace” and “Say his name. George Floyd”.
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This is what has been unfolding in cities across the US:
- Atlanta
- New York
- Colorado
- Texas
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New Mexico
- California
- Arizona
- Las Vegas
- Washington
Atlanta
After hours of peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta, some protesters have turned violent, smashing police cars, setting one on fire, spray-painting the logo sign at CNN headquarters and breaking into a restaurant.
Some members of the crowd pelted officers with bottles, chanting “Quit your jobs”, as others watched the scene from rooftops.
Protesters ignored police demands to disperse.
Some moved to the city’s major interstate thoroughfare to try to block traffic.
The city’s African-American mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, passionately addressed the protesters at a news conference: “This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
“You are disgracing our city. You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country.
“We are better than this. We are better than this as a city. We are better than this as a country. Go home, go home.”
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Ms Bottoms was flanked by rappers T.I. and Killer Mike, as well as the King’s daughter, Bernice King.
Killer Mike, who referred to the death as an “assassination”, cried as he spoke.
“We have to be better than this moment. We have to be better than burning down our own homes. Because if we lose Atlanta, what have we got?” he said.
He said children are burning things because “they don’t know what else to do”, but called for civil action.
“Now is the time to plot, plan, strategise, organise and mobilise. It is time to beat up prosecutors you don’t like at the voting booth.”
After Mayor Bottoms appealed for calm, the violence continued.
More cars were set on fire, a Starbucks was smashed up, the windows of the College Football Hall of Fame were broken and the Omni Hotel was vandalised.
New York
In Brooklyn, crowds of demonstrators have chanted at police officers lined up outside the Barclays Center.
There were several moments of struggle, as some in the crowd pushed against metal barricades and police pushed back.
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Scores of water bottles flew from the crowd toward the officers, and in return police sprayed an eye-irritating chemical at the group twice.
The names of black people killed by police, including Mr Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Sta