Another night of unrest in every corner of the country left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of American cities following more protests over the killing of George Floyd.
Protests continued Sunday morning and afternoon with groups marching on I-94 in St. Paul and I-35W in Minneapolis. A tanker truck drove at high speed onto Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis late Sunday afternoon as it was clogged with thousands of people marching to protest the killing of George Floyd. Gov. Tim Walz extended the curfew for Minneapolis and St. Paul through Monday morning. - Live blog Protest updates - Related Cities that remain under curfew Sunday - Full coverage The killing of George Floyd
A tense night in the Twin Cities late Saturday into early Sunday ended without the widescale looting, fires and mayhem that wracked Minneapolis and St. Paul in previous days. More than 55 people were arrested, most on weapon violations. Gov. Tim Walz extended the curfew for Minneapolis and St. Paul through Monday morning. - Saturday Curfew compliance, cops' response ease the chaos - Related Cities that remain under curfew Sunday - Full coverage The killing of George Floyd
The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park — who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck on May 25, 2020 — sparked days of widespread looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul. State and local leaders widely condemned the officer’s actions — and the city of Minneapolis fired four officers involved in the encounter — within a day of Floyd’s death, then turned to calling for peace. By Friday, officials charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Floyd. Chauvin was the officer who had his knee on Floyd’s neck during the incident that was recorded by a bystander. Live Follow ongoing, up-to-the-minute coverage Photos Looting devastates Twin Cities | Protests spill into St. Paul | Shifting images of peace, chaos Reaction ‘They murdered my brother. They killed him.” | Mayor: Cop should be charged George Floyd Started new life in Minnesota
Find coverage from MPR News reporters and photographers. - Earlier Political, faith leaders beg Floyd protesters to obey curfew, restore order - Live coverage Civil unrest spreads following the killing of George Floyd - Friday Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death
Gov. Tim Walz warned people off the streets, saying it would be dangerous to be out after 8 p.m. But thousands remain out in Minneapolis. Arrests are already being made. MPR News reporters and photographers are out. Here’s the latest. - Earlier Political, faith leaders beg Floyd protesters to obey curfew, restore order
Gov. Tim Walz and other leaders on Saturday begged protesters angry over George Floyd’s killing to stay home so police and the National Guard could reclaim the streets and root out what authorities describe as an active criminal element bent only on destruction. - Live coverage Civil unrest spreads following the killing of George Floyd - More Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis - Get 'tougher 'Trump urges Minnesota officials - Friday Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death
Gov. Walz said earlier that outsiders had hijacked what had started as peaceful protests over the killing of George Floyd. - Live coverage Civil unrest spreads following the killing of George Floyd - More Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
This action that has never been taken in the 164-year history of the Minnesota National Guard “Let's be very clear: The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities,” Governor Walz told reporters this morning.
George Floyd died Monday night in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck. The Current took a moment of silence on Friday in recognition of this loss of life and of the collective pain in the community and nation. After the silence on ain, The Current broadcast a portion of Dr. Martin Luther King's 1967 speech, "The Other America," given by Dr. King that year at Stanford University as well as at the University of Minnesota. Listen to the excerpt online.