200 Arrested in Houston Protests, 4 Officers Injured
Four Houston police officers were injured Friday night as nearly 200 people were arrested in a night of chaos and tension in downtown Houston.
It began as a rally and march over the death of George Floyd Friday afternoon and deteriorated into tension and violence as the evening wore on.
By Saturday morning, broken windows and graffiti were left behind as the crowds finally dispersed.
Eight Houston police cruisers were damaged in the unrest.
Among the arrests, a woman was asked to leave the protest after she allegedly took out a rifle. Another protester appeared to have been carrying a machete in an unrelated encounter.
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Our officers who were attacked are in the hospital, patrol cars ruined, businesses damaged, this is not who we are as a City and as a community. We will protect your right protest, but we will not allow our city to decay into chaos.
— Joe Gamaldi (@JoeGamaldi) May 30, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter Protests in downtown #Houston #GeorgeFloyd
— Jessica Willey (@ImJessicaWilley) May 29, 2020
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#BLMHOU | #BREAKING #GeorgeFloydhttps://t.co/m3cjJPE5ig pic.twitter.com/AdapIEaQrG
— BLMHouston (@BLMHOU) May 27, 2020
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