Oakland Protest For The Death Of George Floyd Turns Violent

Updated Saturday 30 May 2020 19:37

Friday night’s protest took a deadly turn in Oakland.

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Two Federal Protective Service officers were shot and injured — one died overnight from gunshot wounds.

Thousands of protesters from around the Bay Area met in Oakland to protest the death of George Floyd.

A group of people broke into an Oakland Target on Broadway, and went through the store smashing windows and grabbing items.

KRON4 is hearing reports that the fire is still not out this morning and that other stores including Walgreens, a bank and Starbucks were also broken into and or set on fire.

The 7-11 located at 2350 Harrison Street was also reported to be vandalized and looted by protestors.

The protest in Oakland started at 8 p.m. Friday evening, some protesters met at City Hall.

Quickly the group grew in size from a few hundred to thousands overnight.

A Mercedes Benz dealership was vandalized and set on fire, a car was set on fire, and other cars were tagged with slurs targeting law enforcement.

Images pouring in from social media show a diverse mix of people out on the streets, chanting phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” and “I Can’t Breath.”

At some point through the protest, police were seen by those in attendance using some tactics against the protesters.

Also, these protests ended up on the I-880 freeway in Oakland. Some reports said that the Bay Bridge was even shut down for some time due to protest.

Here are some numbers from Oakland Police:

60 looters were detained
22 arrests were made
13 officers were injured in Oakland
2 Federal Protective Service officers were shot, according to police, one sadly has died.

The Oakland Police Chief talked about the chaos erupting overnight.

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