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The 34-year-old man had not been charged with any crime by late 2022. [7] [201] In October of that year, the FBI released new images of "Umbrella Man" and asked for the public's help in identifying a White male who carried a backpack and an opened umbrella as he damaged the AutoZone store. It was unclear if the FBI was seeking identification of ...
Acts of arson in Minneapolis-Saint Paul occurred during a period of widespread civil disorder following the May 25, 2020, murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by Derek Chauvin, a White officer with the Minneapolis Police Department. Floyd's murder was captured by a bystander video that quickly circulated widely in the media.
A police trainee fired a beanbag round at a man in the Garfield Historic District, breaking part of the man's forearm. The man later sued the city of Phoenix and its police chief. [211] May 31, 2020 Phoenix, Arizona: Police arrested a woman who was standing in front of her home and took her to the ground. [212] May 31, 2020 Richmond, Virginia
The FBI announced on June 3 that it had arrested in Miami and elsewhere groups of Venezuelans, Haitians (from "Little Haiti"), Cubans, and Hondurans who were being paid to cause violence at demonstrations. Those arrested admitted they had been hired by unidentified "activists", who even provided funds for transportation to the demonstrations.
The temporary closure of the area for Burning Man is in effect for 66 days each year, according to the BLM: 31 to build the makeshift city, nine for the main event and 26 for post-festival cleanup.
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–2023) and the Black Lives Matter movement Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered and the unrest began Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bystanders and firefighters at a torched street in Minneapolis Protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center in ...
Fact check: Social media falsely claims Vice President Mike Pence was arrested Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., looks at damage on the morning of Jan. 7 after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington.
Fewer arrests were made since the curfew was implemented, apart from forceful policing of even peaceful protests after 8:00. There were several high-profile incidents throughout the protests, including a police vehicle driving through a group of protesters, several instances of excessive force, and widespread looting in the SoHo neighborhood of ...