Protest Updates: George Floyd’s Death Ruled a Homicide

Protesters marched on U.S. cities again Tuesday afternoon, with thousands of peaceful demonstrators gathering in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C., protesting the killing of George Floyd.
A crowd of protesters that appeared to number in the thousands marched through downtown Los Angeles, near City Hall and police headquarters, chanting and holding signs that read “remove your knee” and “care, not cops.” National guard troops and police stood on the periphery watching but didn’t interfere. Protesters blocked a major intersection in the heart of Hollywood, all down on their knees, chanting “No justice, no peace, no racist police.”
In Washington, D.C., a crowd gathered Tuesday afternoon across from the northern edge of Lafayette Square, the site cleared by police with tear gas a day earlier before an appearance by President Trump. Law-enforcement personnel in military fatigues and helmets, faced them from the far side of the fence along the park’s edge. The mood was tense but peaceful as protesters regularly broke into chants: “Black Lives Matter,” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” and the names of George Floyd and other black people killed in interactions with the police.
In Pittsburgh, about 500 protesters marched on Tuesday afternoon through downtown to the Allegheny County Jail where they sat in silence on a roadway and then began to clap in unison. One protester, a 48-year-old massage therapist, said it was her third protest since Mr. Floyd’s death and that she would only likely stop marching once the three other officers involved were arrested.“For me personally, I would have to see that the system recognizes that everyone involved needs to be held accountable,” she said. “I’m here because if I wasn’t I would feel complicit.”

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