Officer Charged With George Floyd's Death as Protests Flare
Protestors demonstrate outside the burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, on May 28.
Photographer: John Minchillo/AP Photo
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Minneapolis (AP) -- The white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as he begged for air was arrested Friday and charged with murder, and crowds broke overnight curfews imposed to try to stem violent protests over police killings of African Americans that have spread to cities across the U.S.
On Minneapolis' south side, officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back crowds of protesters who then set cars and businesses on fire and broke into stores, including some near a police station.