Protests turn violent in D.C. and Minneapolis
WE START WITH WMAā2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON WHO HAS BEENFOLLOWING THE PROTESTS IN āC.ERIN?ANOTHER NIGHT OF VIOLENCE IDāC WITH FIRES ANDESTRUCTION.
DESPITE THEMAYOR'S CURFEW THAT WAS PUT INPLACE FROM 11 AT NIGHT UNTISIX THIS MORNING.
DURING THEDAYā THERE WERE RELATIVELYPEACEFUL MARCHES THROUGHOUTTHE CITY.
THE VIOLENCE REALLYSTARTED AT NIGHTā ONCE POLICEPUSHED DEMONSTRATORS OUT OFLAFAYETTE SQUAREā RIGHT INFRONT OF THE WHITE houseā ANDINTO THE CITY STREETS.PROTESTORS WERE TRYING TOBREAK THROUGH POLICEBARRICADESā SO THEY USEDPEPPER BULLETS AND TEAR GAS TODISPERSE THE CROWDS.
SMOKEFILLED AIR LAST NIGHT AND THISMORNING WITH SEVERAL FIRES SEā CARS AND BUILDINGSā EVHISTORIC LANDMARKS LIKE THEST.
JOHNS CHURCH WHICH OPENEDIN 1816.
SEVERAL BUSINESSESWERE VANDALIZED AND BROKENINTOā LIQUOR STORES, GROCERYSTORES, DRUG STORESā WINDOWSWERE BROKEN AND THE LOOTINGBEGAN.
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