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As with the killing of Eric Garner, video of the event spread quickly through news and social media sparking international protests. In New York, the incident drew comparisons to Eric Garner, and demonstrations, protests, and marches occurred at several sites in each of the five New York City boroughs starting on May 28, 2020.
Demonstrations and protests were held in at least 30 communities around the state, with major demonstrations happening in Chicago. The vast majority of demonstrations were peaceful, though there were several instances of property damage or violence attributed to demonstrators or counter-protestors, the worst of which occurred in Aurora.
During a protest police arrested a chaplain. Video showed an officer putting his forearm on the back of the chaplain's neck while arresting him. [353] July 28, 2020 New York City, New York: Police were filmed taking a protester into an unmarked police van. The protester was later released. [354] July 29, 2020 Springfield, Oregon
Less than 20 miles south of Kenosha, Wis., where police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back in August, a police shooting that left a Black teenager dead and his girlfriend badly wounded ...
Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli-American Council, condemned the pro-Palestinian protesters who have descended on Chicago this week, calling them “fringe crazies” and demanding that U.S. leaders ...
Chicago police generally received high marks for the handling of NATO protests in 2012, but they faced strong criticism for being unprepared in the aftermath of George Floyd’s 2020 killing in ...
On March 29, 2021, at 2:38 a.m., a 13-year-old Mexican American boy, Adam Toledo, was shot and killed by Eric Stillman, a Chicago Police Department officer, in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. After the incident, the Chicago Police Department stated Toledo had been killed after an armed confrontation with police. [133]
Amateur video of protesters and police at Trump Tower (Chicago) 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2020. During protests on May 30, one person died and six were shot. [13] The Chicago Police reported multiple arrests and damaged property. [14] Superintendent David Brown said 132 officers were injured, including one who suffered a broken wrist. [15]