A Timeline of the George Floyd Protests (original) (raw)
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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.
A police station and nearby businesses were set ablaze on Thursday, the third night of protests in Minneapolis.Credit...Kerem Yucel/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Nov. 5, 2021
After the death of George Floyd on May 25, protests and unrest have rocked Minneapolis and other cities.
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.
The police chief in Louisville, Ky., was fired after a restaurant owner was killed when police officers and National Guard troops shot toward protesters. And in Austin, Texas, the police chief said that a black protester who had been shot in the head by officers was in critical condition.
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.
Here’s a timeline of the protests across the nation so far.
May 25
George Floyd dies in police custody.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died in Minneapolis on Monday after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. Bystanders captured video of the officer behind a police car using his knee to pin Mr. Floyd by his neck. Mr. Floyd is heard repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe,” in the video.
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