The mostly peaceful protests of 2020 “erupted” in 140 cities, multiple offers were shot and

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html

The mostly peaceful protests of 2020 “erupted” in 140 cities, multiple officers were shot and wounded and several in NY were hit by a car. At the time of this article 6 people had been killed in connection with the mostly peaceful protest. Will any Democrats denounce this behavior?  Or do the 2Billion dollars in property damage, police officers injured and at least 6 dead justify the end results?

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At least six people have been killed in violence connected to the protests that started after Mr. Floyd died in police custody.

In cities across the United States, tens of thousands of people have swarmed the streets to express their outrage and sorrow during the day. That has descended into nights of unrest, with reports of shootings, looting and vandalism in some cities.

Since the death of Mr. Floyd, protests have erupted in at least 140 cities across the United States, and the National Guard has been activated in at least 21 states.

In St. Louis and Las Vegas, officers were shot and wounded, and in New York City and Buffalo, N.Y., they were injured after being struck by cars.

That night, hundreds of protesters flooded into the Minneapolis streets. Some demonstrators vandalized police vehicles with graffiti and targeted the precinct house where the four officers had been assigned

Some businesses, including restaurants and an auto- parts store, were set on fire.

In St. Louis, a man was killed after protesters blocked Interstate 44, set fires and tried to loot a FedEx truck. In Chicago, six people were shot and one was killed that night.

President Trump delivered an ultimatum to Minneapolis protesters on May 29 and suggested that the military could use armed force to suppress riots. On Twitter, Mr. Trump called the protesters “thugs” and said, “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

In Detroit, a 21-year-old man was fatally shot as he sat in a car when protesters took to the streets. And in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear instructed the State Police to investigate the death of a man who was shot and killed after gunfire broke out around midnight.

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He told the crowd that gathered around him that he was troubled by what he had seen in recent days.

“If I’m not over here wilding out, if I’m not over here blowing up stuff, if I’m not over here messing up my community, then what are y’all doing? What are y’all doing?” he said. “Do this peacefully, please.”

The office also said that Mr. Floyd suffered from heart disease, was high on fentanyl and had recently used methamphetamines.

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