Minneapolis Riots Police Station. MINNEAPOLIS — A police precinct was set afire in Minneapolis as protests over the death of George Floyd raged for a third straight day. Dozens of businesses across the Twin Cities were boarding up their windows and doors Thursday in an effort to prevent looting.
Protesters damage Minneapolis Police Third Precinct following death of George. The Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis was set ablaze Thursday night as violent protests continued in the city -- and other cities across the U. Minneapolis police station set afire during George Floyd protests.
Protesters damage Minneapolis Police Third Precinct following death of George.
MINNEAPOLIS — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St.
Protesters set a police precinct building on fire in Minneapolis as riots spread to neighbouring St Paul, amid anger over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) The Associated Press Protesters in Minneapolis have surrounded a police station amid ongoing unrest over the killing of George Floyd by law enforcement, as a curfew imposed by the city government goes unenforced and crowds refuse to disperse. Protests erupted in multiple cities over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a police officer.