Minneapolis Riots Graffiti. But whatever was the spark that set off the current round of rioting in the Twin Cities area, it is clear that most property owners and. Around a dozen LAPD vehicles vandalized just behind the line of police.
Protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man who pleaded that he couldn't breathe while he was held down with a knee by a Minneapolis police officer, have spread nationwide. We must end the riots now. The riots are not solely in New York and Washington.
The newspaper reported that rocks and water bottles were thrown at police.
The protests in Seattle, Washington began in response to last month's death in police custody of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His walk came after riot police and National Guard troops used tear gas and flash grenades to clear a path through a peaceful protest in a city park. MINNEAPOLIS—I woke up to the smell of smoke coming through the window. Across the country, communities are reeling.