*In Minneapolis, a second night of protesting the George Floyd killing is underway, but some are distorting the cause and have turned to looting. That, of course, has exacerbated the tensions between the community and the authorities.
On Wednesday evening as hundreds came face-to-face with officers armed with riot gear, some groups of protesters started looting a Target store.
As you can see in the video, folks are piling tons of goods into carts and baskets. The looters are running off with TVs, groceries and clothes.
Target is getting cleaned out pic.twitter.com/0OGSHY132k
— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) May 27, 2020
The Target store is not far from the intersection of where Floyd, who is black, was killed after a now-fired cop essentially killed him during an arrest for an alleged forgery.
Footage of the incident shows a white officer (Derek Chauvin) pressing his knee down on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, ignoring Floyd’s pleas that he could not breathe, all while witnesses recorded video and shouted at officers that George was slowly dying.
The 3rd precinct is being destroyed pic.twitter.com/ZuvhSJu8sW
— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) May 27, 2020
The protests began in earnest Tuesday night in Minneapolis, with demonstrators clashing with cops who fired tear gas canisters and pepper spray into the crowd.
Protest in Downtown by Black Lives Matter @BLMLA in support of #GeorgeFloyd has Alameda CLOSED between the 101 and Temple @FondoKNXTraffic @KNX1070 #KNXTraffic #LATraffic pic.twitter.com/t8KiaDPQF5
— scott burt (@scottburtknx) May 28, 2020
Meanwhile, less violent protests (so far) have sprung up across the country too … including one very large one moving through Los Angeles.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators are protesting Floyd’s death, and the protest has engulfed an overpass near the 101 Freeway.
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