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Cities nationwide see new looting as demonstrations over George Floyd's death spiral out of control, 4 police officers shot in St. Louis
Cities across the country reeled from new looting Monday night as nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis escalated out of control yet again, and President Trump vowed a tougher federal response.
Cities across the country reeled from new looting Monday night as nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis escalated out of control yet again, and President Trump vowed a tougher federal response.
Multiple cities and regions have imposed nighttime curfews to quell destructive behavior and tense confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement after dark. Six states and 13 cities have issued a state of emergency, according to the Wall Street Journal.
But it appeared the curfews had little effect Monday night. In New York City, dozens of arrests were made, police said, while hundreds of looters were seen breaking their way into downtown Manhattan businesses. In midtown, a group armed with sticks reportedly torched one business. Other stores such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Barnes & Noble were broken into as glass from broken windows covered the sidewalk, KABC-TV reported.
In Herald Square, a busy intersection just blocks away from Madison Square Garden and the Garment District, hundreds of looters forced their way into a Macy's department store in the presence of police. Several were taken out of the retailer's New York flagship store in handcuffs.
Authorities in St. Louis said early Tuesday that four police officers were shot during protests in the city’s downtown area and officers continued to be under fire. St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden told reporters that two officers were shot in the leg and one was shot in the foot. The other was shot in the arm.
In Washington D.C., police fired flash-bang shells and rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters outside Lafayette Square, near the White House, shortly before President Trump spoke about the escalating violence across the country and visited St. John's Episcopal Church, which was damaged during Sunday night protests. An explosion was later heard that reportedly came from a police car set on fire about two miles north of the White House.
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, some people were seen actively defying a curfew by staying outside police headquarters. Police also fired nonlethal bullets and tear gas Monday after a crowd spilled onto Interstate 676, shutting down traffic in both directions. Several arrests were made. Click here for more on our top story.
Other related developments:
- Trump vows to mobilize federal resources in address to nation
- Low flying military helicopters descend on Washington D.C. to disperse protesters
- Laura Ingraham says riots are part of 'coordinated effort to eventually overthrow' the US government
- Trump vows to mobilize federal resources in address to nation
- Low flying military helicopters descend on Washington D.C. to disperse protesters
- Laura Ingraham says riots are part of 'coordinated effort to eventually overthrow' the US government
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