Outrage over the death of George Floyd sparked protests in cities across the nation on Friday night, hours after a former Minneapolis police officer was arrested and charged with his murder.
Activists say it’s just another example of systematic racism in law enforcement, the latest in a series of high-profile black deaths that have exacerbated and inflamed racial tensions nationwide.
Former officer Derek Chauvin is facing third-degree murder and manslaughter charges after a bystander’s video circulated of him holding his knee to Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes before Floyd died.
A 19-year-old man was shot and killed late Friday night during protests in Detroit and violence in Atlanta captured national attention as the city’s mayor delivered an impassioned plea for violence to stop.
One federal contract security officer was shot in Oakland.
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