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On May 25, 4 policemen killed George Floyd, who was suspected of forgery. mostly through the process of kneeling on his neck while he pleaded to being unable to breathe. The 4 officers have since been fired. Floyd was unarmed at the time, and died several minutes later at the hospital.
Now, protesters marching against police brutality have gotten into clashes, some violent with police officers.
A video of the arrest can be found here.
At least one person is alleged to have been shot, though the identity of the shooter remains unclear, and another seems to have burned to death in a liquor store.
Outside of Minneapolis, there are also protests in St. Paul, Denver, Chicago, Columbus, and LA.
A related protest has broken out in Louisville, over the death of Breonna Taylor, with 7 shot.
Trump has Threatened to use the National Guard.
Derek Chauvin, the guy who actually had his knee on Floyd’s neck has been arrested and charged with murder.
The charge for D. Chauvin has been upgraded to second degree murder., and the other 3 officers have been charged with aiding and abetting.
Credit to Kowani for the OP.