George Floyd – Stark photographs show scale of damage done in wild riots during night of protesting
PICTURES taken in Minneapolis show the scale of damage that was done during two nights of rioting that ensued as demonstrators protested George Floyd's death.
Images from the city in Minnesota show smoldering buildings, shattered windows, and remnants of fires lit as protesters descended upon the city, angry that died on Monday night in custody.
The 46-year-old was then rushed to hospital where he later died.
Demonstrations started out peacefully before descending into chaos against protesters.
At least one under construction apartment block was reported to have been burned down - and a factory also caught fire.
Other unverified reports have claimed businesses such as Target, Wendy's, and Aldi were also torched.
“,” Frey wrote online this week. “For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a Black man’s neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help.”
He choked back tears on Thursday as he said protesters' anger was "not only understandable, it’s right.”
"What we've seen over the last two days ... is the result of so much built-up anger and sadness," he told reporters. "Anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community, not just because of five minutes of horror, but 400 years.”
But, he said on Twitter amid the violence: “Please, Minneapolis, we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy."