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Missouri: Two people were injured in separate incidents in Columbia. [35] June 1, 2020: Medford: Oregon: Protesters called for the mayor of neighboring Phoenix to resign after he allegedly hit a woman with a car during a protest in Medford. [36] June 1, 2020: Portland: Maine: A Massachusetts trucker was arrested for driving a tractor-trailer ...
Several protests took place outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse between November 1, 2021, and November 19, 2021. Following Rittenhouse's acquittal on November 19, rioting broke out in Portland, Oregon. Large protests also occurred in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and ...
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis.A video of the incident depicting Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for an extended period, attracted widespread outrage leading to local, national, and international protests and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing.
The Kansas City Star, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is our region’s largest newsroom and covers both Kansas and Missouri news and issues. Published since 1880, The Star is the recipient of ...
Pro-Palestinian protests have been erupting on U.S. college campuses this week. A peaceful protest calling for a ceasefire happened at Missouri State.
On June 1, 2020, protests grew more violent as protesters threw rocks and water bottles in retaliation to officers attacking protesters with batons leading to many injuries. [14] [15] [16] As of June 4, there have been more than 230 arrests at the protest. All non-violent charges were dropped by city council ordinance.
Michael Brown Sr. stands in front of the Ferguson Police officers during a 2020 protest marking six years since 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. was shot dead by the police in Ferguson, Missouri.
A woman participating in a protest in La Mesa, California was shot by the police with bean-bag round between her eyes, suffering serious injury. [158] At a protest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a viral video showed Grand Rapids Police pepper spraying a protester and then immediately firing a tear gas canister into their head. [159]