DW — US President Donald Trump says unrest arising from the killing of George Floyd constitutes “acts of domestic terror.” A medical examiner has said the manner of Floyd’s death was “homicide.”
- US President Donald Trump slams governors as “weak” and threatens deployment of “heavily armed troops” to quell nationwide protests
- An official autopsy declares the manner of Floyd’s death was “homicide”
- Protests were largely peaceful, though some pockets of looting and violence
- St. Louis Police confirmed four police officers were struck by gunfire during protests
Below is a roundup of how the protests unfolded. All times in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT)
07:12 Though some protests descended into violence, demonstrations against the death of George Floyd and police brutality in the US remained mostly peaceful.
In New York City, large crowds rallied peacefully in Brooklyn and Manhattan’s Times Square. But violence returned by nightfall, with vandals looting a Macy’s and other stores on the 5th Avenue shopping district ahead of the city’s curfew.
People in Washington once again gathered in Lafayette Park opposite the White House. They then marched peacefully through the streets of the city after being forced from the park after the 7:00 p.m. curfew. Police then dispersed peaceful protesters, who were blocks from the Capitol building, with tear gas, pellets, and low-flying helicopters.
07:46 Multiple police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, and in Buffalo, New York, were injured during clashes with protesters.
The St. Louis Police Department confirmed that four officers were struck by gunfire during a lengthy shootout that took place amid protests in the city. The injuries were not life-threatening, police said.