The number of violent protests across the US are growing following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The unarmed man was held down by police, in a video which showed him struggling to breath, and he later died.
The protests resulted in the burning down of a police station last night in Minneapolis, as well as fires were set all over the city.
President Donald Trump is calling the protesters thugs and lays the blame on Minneapolis’ Mayor for the riots. The President tweeted that if the mayor didn’t get his act together and restore order, he would send in the National Guard and get the job done right. Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz called in the state’s National Guard to protect peaceful demonstrators.
This story has gone international, and an entire CNN news crew was arrested while reporting live from a closed off street, they were later released.
CNN reporter Omar Jimenez, who is black and Latino, and his team were arrested by officers early this morning in Minneapolis. Not far away, CNN journalist Josh Campbell, who is white, says he was "treated much differently." https://t.co/XjuSxDOhsm pic.twitter.com/PIE7pYAbKo
— CNN International (@cnni) May 29, 2020
Meanwhile, in Kentucky, more people have been killed in shootings in Louisville.
While protests erupt in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, outcry over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor is reaching boiling point in Louisville, Kentucky.
Overnight, seven people were shot downtown, according to the Louisville mayor. https://t.co/xReyb2CHxf
— CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020
