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These demonstrations call for justice for Floyd and protest police brutality. After several days of protests and riots, Philadelphia leadership joined other major cities, including Chicago in instituting a curfew, beginning Saturday, May 30, at 8 p.m. The protests concluded on June 23, 2020.
Protests continued on May 29, with protesters disrupting traffic at Front Street. Some protesters threw water bottles, rocks, and bricks and shot fireworks at officers. Additional businesses in the Short North district were looted. Five police officers were injured during the protests. The Columbus Police Department declared an emergency.
On June 27, 2022, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Akron, Ohio, police officers killed Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old American black man from Akron. Following a traffic stop and car chase, officers pursued on foot and fired more than 90 times at Walker. [177] The day of the shooting, protesters gathered outside the police department in downtown Akron.
Police departments in the U.S. have become interested in the strategy, especially after heavy criticism of police responses to nationwide protests for racial justice in 2020.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month to help lead a New York-area transit system, the mayor said Tuesday, ending a turbulent three years in which she guided ...
The two, who have never met in person, will square off at 9pm ET (0100 GMT) for a 90-minute debate hosted by ABC News. Police are bracing for protests, with pro-Palestinian groups angry with ...
Police fired tear gas at a group of kneeling protesters. Police were responding to reports of looting at a nearby Nike store. [226] May 31, 2020 Spokane, Washington: Police beat a man lying on the ground with his arms raised with a baton. It is not clear what happened before the beating. [226] May 31, 2020 Tampa, Florida
A total of 41 individuals were arrested over three days of protests on Ohio State's campus last week, ending with state troopers dispersing a crowd of around 300 on April 25 following nearly six ...