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- ABC News
- June 3, 2020
City curfews go into effect nationwide
Protests continued nationwide on Tuesday night.
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he'd be among those attending to show his support.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted Tuesday, \"I am praying that today will be uplifting and encouraging for #GeorgeFloyd family, our City and the country as a whole. And I pray those of us in positions of power who have taken the oath to serve will hear the message of those who have marched and commit to justice for ALL.\"
At one point, a protester hugged Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.
The march will end with a rally at City Hall.
Demonstrations in support of George Floyd are ongoing overseas, including in the French cities of Paris and Lyon.
Protesters there are setting fires and clashing with police officers, who are responding with tear gas.
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The French are not only showing solidarity with George Floyd, but also the family of a French black man who died after being arrested by police in 2016.
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Minnesota's Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department after filing a civil rights charge related to Floyd's death, Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday.
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The investigation will examine the \"policies, procedures, and practices over the past 10 years\" to determine if the police department \"has engaged in systemic discriminatory practices towards people of color,\" a statement said.
If so, the investigation will work to \"ensure any such practices are stopped,\" the statement said.
Walz called this investigation \"only one of many steps to come in our effort to restore trust with those in the community who have been unseen and unheard for far too long.\"
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The Minneapolis City Council issued a statement on Tuesday in support of the civil rights investigation. \"We urge the state to use its full weight to hold the Minneapolis Police Department accountable for any and all abuses of power and harms to our community,\" the council said. The council said it stands \"ready to aid in this process as full partners.\"
As protests spread across the Twin Cities, about 123 people were arrested Monday and early Tuesday, mostly for curfew violations, authorities said. About 13 guns were seized, police said.
A total of 604 people have been arrested since Friday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, and dozens of fires have been reported in the last several days.
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George Floyd's family has accepted an offer from boxer Floyd Mayweather to pay for his funeral, Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told ABC News.
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Floyd, who is from Houston, will be laid to rest there on June 9.
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A 19-year veteran trooper of the New York State Police was pushing back a crowd of demonstrators in Buffalo on Monday night when he was hit by a speeding SUV, authorities said.
A Buffalo police officer was also hit by the car and a second trooper was run over.
Troopers fired at the SUV, state police said, and then the driver and passengers were taken into custody.
The veteran trooper was taken to the hospital with a shattered pelvis and broken leg, state police said. The other officers suffered minor injuries.
Those in the SUV were not seriously hurt.
Two people have been charged.
Authorities on Tuesday released surveillance video from an incident which caused the death of David McAtee, a black man shot by officers in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests.
McAtee owned a local BBQ restaurant which was frequented by police officers, Mayor Greg Fischer said.
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At about 12:15 a.m. Monday, members of the Louisville police and Kentucky National Guard were trying to disperse a crowd when they \"were fired upon,\" Gov. Andy Beshear said. The local police and National Guard returned fire, \"resulting in a death,\" Beshear said.
Video footage from McAtee's restaurant and a neighboring business appeared to show officers approaching McAtee's business, police said Tuesday.
McAtee then appeared to fire a gun outside his restaurant, toward the officers, police said. Officers took cover and returned fire, police said.
From the footage it appears McAtee fired first, police said.
Authorities cautioned Tuesday that the video does not provide all of the answers.
Why officers were approaching McAtee's restaurant in the first place is under investigation, police said.
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The officers have not yet been interviewed, police said.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad has since been fired after it was announced that no body camera footage was available of the shooting, The Louisville Courier Journal reported.
Conrad previously said he would retire at the end of June after facing immense pressure following the March death of Breonna Taylor, a young black woman who was shot dead by police while in her home.
The Kentucky State Police will independently investigate McAtee's death, the governor said Monday.
Amid overnight looting, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised Tuesday, \"we are 110% dedicated to you successfully reopening safely and securely.\"
Lightfoot said she was with one business owner who \"burst into tears\" and \"broke down\" as she looked at the devastation to her store.
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Despite the unrest, Lightfoot said Chicago will move into phase 3 of its coronavirus reopening on Wednesday.
\"We want economic activity to resume peacefully and safely in every single neighborhood, especially those hurting the most,\" Lightfoot said.
In New York City, despite an 11 p.m. curfew, nearly 700 people were arrested overnight as peaceful protests devolved into moments of vandalism, looting, fire and confrontation.
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Luxury brands and big box retail stores in Rockefeller Center and the Upper East Side had windows smashed and spray painted. Many retailers have boarded up their storefronts.
Some officers were hit by cars of protesters fleeing the scenes of vandalism and looting.
It also appeared officers were shot at, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said, condemning it as \"unacceptable.\"
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\"I know people want peace,\" de Blasio stressed Tuesday, \"and I know they want change.\"
\"I know we will overcome this,\" he said, adding he's asked community leaders to \"step forward\" and \"take charge.\"
\"Do not let outsiders attack your community ... do not let criminals attack your community,\" the mayor said. \"I'll be standing by you.\"
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De Blasio said he does not think National Guard members should be sent to New York City. They're armed, yet not trained for the city's environment, the mayor said, calling it a \"dangerous scenario.\"
New York City will now be under a nine-hour curfew each night this week, beginning at 8 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m.
The mayor on Tuesday asked those who want to protest to do so during the day, and then return home.
He also said he's very worried that protests are leading to the spread of the coronavirus.
Regular days off have been canceled for all uniformed members of the NYPD, meaning all 36,000 police officers are now working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week until further notice.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said he's planning to hold a hearing on June 16 to examine Floyd's death and policing in the country, promising to \"take a deep dive\" into the issue.
\"It's a long-overdue wake-up call to the country that there are too many of these cases where African American men die in police custody under fairly brutal circumstances,\" he said. \"It's clear to me that policing among men in the African American community is a topic that needs to be discussed and acted upon, and I expect this committee to do its part.\"
\"I'd like to get to the root cause of it. Mr. Floyd's case is outrageous on its face, but I think it speaks to a broader issue,\" said Graham, R-S.C. \"We just need to get to the bottom of what happened and what we can do to fix it.\"
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Graham called community policing \"the anecdote.\"
\"I don't know how to make that a reality, but we'll have a hearing along those lines,\" Graham said.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed he is \"considering all charges\" and that \"all options are on the table,\" when it comes to prosecuting Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.
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Ellison told ABC News' \"Good Morning America\" that the case must be dealt with methodically and that prosecuting Chauvin would not necessarily be easy.
\"Generally, jurors resolve all doubts in favor of the police,\" said Ellison. \"The system is such that there are certain immunities police have, there are certain presumptions. There are relationships that police have that are established over the course of years. And the fact is if you just look at the Freddie Gray case, people looked at that video and were quite certain that there needed to be a conviction. No one was.\"
\"The fact is these cases are not easy,\" said Ellison. \"And anybody who says they are has never done one.\"
Ellison was reluctant to give a firm deadline on the timeline of the case but confirmed that the public could see charges very soon.
\"We are having a fresh review from what the county attorney has already done ... and we are looking at this case with fresh eyes,\" said Ellison. \"There is nobody who has culpability who will not be held accountable.\"
Said Ellison: \"The public has an expectation that there will be, there will render assistance when necessary, that [police] will not add harm. Just saying 'I didn't know' and 'I was following orders', I don't think is working for the public anymore. That is not a comment about the evidence or the law. It is a comment about where the public's mind is these days.\"
Ellison said that he and his team are moving \"expeditiously\" but warned that they also have to move carefully which could take more time than the public would like.
\"There are numerous videos, numerous witness statements, a lot of stuff to go through for us to do due diligence,\" Ellison stated. \"We are not going to prolong this any longer than is absolutely necessary to do that due diligence and we are moving expeditiously, yet we have to move carefully. I know that is unsatisfying to people. They want, what they want immediately, and of course people have waited too long and have been too patient over the years but this case must be done methodically and we are doing that right now.\"
Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo said two shooting incidents took place amid protests across the city Monday night.
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In the first incident, an officer was shot while engaging with protesters near the Circus Circus hotel and casino.
\"Our officers were attempting to take rocks and bottles from the crowd,\" said Lombardo. \"Officers were attempting to get some of the protesters in custody when a shot rang out and our officer went down.\"
The officer is in \"extremely critical condition and on life support,\" he said.
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The suspect in that shooting was taken into custody.
The second incident occurred around 11:22 p.m. at the courthouse on South Las Vegas Boulevard. Officers were posted at the federal building to protect it from protesters when a suspect appeared, armed with multiple weapons.
When authorities approached the individual, the suspect reached for one of those weapons and was subsequently shot by the responding officers.
The suspect later died at the hospital.
\"This is a tragic night for our community,\" said Lombardo. \"With these protests, which are leading to riots, one tragedy is only leading to another ... our investigations into both these incidents will be ongoing throughout the morning.\"
\"What has occurred is utterly, utterly unacceptable and I hope the community sees it that way too,\" he concluded.
In St. Louis, four officers were shot amid protests Monday night, Police Chief Hayden John Hayden said.
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All four officers have non life threatening injuries. Two were shot in the leg, one was shot in the foot and the other was shot in the arm.
Hayden said that a peaceful protest began around 3 p.m. with a couple of thousand people in attendance, but later a group of about 200 people started looting.
The group reportedly set off fireworks aimed at officers.
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Hayden said the officers, who he said exhibited restraint throughout the ordeal, also had gas thrown on them.
Chief Hayden provides an update on 4 of our officers who were struck by gunfire tonight during the downtown unrest. https://t.co/Ml1CgIikHf
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) June 2, 2020
That is when, he said, several officers, who were standing on the line, all of a sudden felt pain and realized that they had been fired.
In Los Angeles, Police Chief Michel Moore apologized for a remark he made during a mayor's press conference Monday afternoon. He had said: \"We didn't have people mourning the death of this man, George Floyd, we had people capitalizing. His death is on their hands as much as it is those officers ... We didn't have protests last night. We had criminal acts.\"
The comment was met with immediate backlash and Black Lives Matter LA called for Moore to be fired in a tweet.
Several hours later, amid much criticism, Moore issued an apology on Twitter saying that he misspoke during the press conference.
My Apology for Remark Regarding the Death of George Floyd During a Press Conference Earlier Today:
— Chief Michel Moore (@LAPDChiefMoore) June 2, 2020
I misspoke when making a statement about those engaging in violent acts following the murder of George Floyd.
ABC News' Beatrice Peterson, Alexandra Faul, Sabina Ghebremedhin, Will Gretzky, Marilyn Heck, Aaron Katersky, Stephanie Wash, Carlos Gomez, Whitney Lloyd, John Parkinson and Kirit Radia contributed to this report.
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