( Reuters) – The killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who passed away after being pinned by the neck by a white law enforcement officer’s knee, has set off a wave of demonstrations throughout the country, with more demonstrations expected on Friday.
Plumes of smoke increase into the sky in the consequences of a protest after a white police officer was captured on an onlooker’s video pushing his knee into the neck of African-American guy George Floyd, who later died at a health center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 29,2020 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Protesters were preparing marches and rallies to require that cops be held liable for Floyd’s death, an event seen on a bystander’s video. The Floyd case likewise concentrated on local occurrences connected to racism and policing.
Below is a list of cities where demonstrations are anticipated:
MINNEAPOLIS
After three nights in which serene rallies paved the way to arson, robbery and vandalism, authorities were on the alert for more unrest on Friday in the nation’s center of rage over Floyd’s death