A third day of protests took place yesterday in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, with demonstrators angered over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on Monday, after an officer kneeled on his neck and ignored his pleas that he couldn’t breathe. Peaceful protest marches earlier in the day gave way to chaotic scenes as several buildings were broken into and set on fire, including the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct building, which was abandoned during the protest. State police arrived Friday morning, lining up near the smoking wreckage of the building.
Fire and Protests in the Twin Cities
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Protesters demonstrate beside a burning Third Precinct police station on May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The protests were over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis on Monday after an officer kneeled on his neck and ignored his pleas that he couldn’t breathe. #
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Protesters rally outside the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct station, during the third day of demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, on May 28, 2020. #
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Protesters throw objects into a fire outside of a Target store near the Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. #
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Rachel Perez is pictured with bruising around her eye and a bandage on her forehead, injuries sustained from rubber bullets during protests yesterday, while standing a distance from a burning vehicle at the parking lot of a Target store in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020. #
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Thousands of demonstrators gather at the site of multiple fires near the Third Precinct police station during a third day of protests in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020. #
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Protesters walk past burning debris outside the Third Precinct police station on May 28, 2020. The precinct, which police had abandoned, burned after a group of protesters pushed through barriers around the building, breaking windows and chanting slogans. #
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