Latest from overnight: • Police precinct in Minneapolis set on fire. • Twitter places warning on Trump post, saying tweet glorifies violence. • CNN reporting crew arrested live on TV.
In South Minneapolis, protesters gathered near the police department's 3rd Precinct. Rocks were thrown at officers, who deployed tear gas as they moved through a crowd to get to a stabbing victim, said a witness, City Council candidate A.J. Awed.Metro Transit, which operates light rail and buses in Minneapolis and St. Paul, shut down almost all services through Sunday. An airport shuttle and its Northstar commuter line were all that remained operational.
In announcing store closures, Target said in a statement,"We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing our community. At this time, we have made the decision to close a number of our stores until further notice."In New York City, at least 40 people were arrested as protesters took to the streets near Union Square and in Lower Manhattan, police said.
In Los Angeles, demonstrators gathered outside police headquarters downtown, a peaceful contrast to Wednesday's event, during which protestersFifty miles east, in Fontana, California, about 100 protesters blocked traffic as vandals broke the windows of City Hall, police said."The protesters then began to damage property by throwing rocks at business windows as well as at passing vehicles," Fontana police said in a statement.
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