Organizers aim to bring a million protesters to Washington in largest BLM demonstration yet
The nation's capital is bracing for its largest day of protests yet, with thousands of people expected to march Saturday against police brutality as the nation continues to mourn the death of George Floyd.
Black Lives Matter organizers were hoping to draw a million protesters.-- More...Washington DC Police Brace For "One Of The Largest Demonstrations We've Ever Seen"
Update (1135ET): ~20,000 people attended racial justice protests in Sydney on Saturday "in solidarity" with Black Lives Matter and protesters in the US, according to police in New South Wales.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has ordered National Guard troops in the federal district not to fire on protesters (an order that presumably includes rubber bullets and bean bags) while ordering all active-duty troops that the administration had tried to amass on the outskirts of the city to return to their posts.-- More...2 NYPD cops shot, another stabbed during 'unprovoked' attack
A New York City police officer was randomly attacked and stabbed in the neck late Wednesday while patrolling in Brooklyn, which resulted in a struggle that caused two additional officers to suffer gunshot wounds.
Police said at an early news conference Thursday that a preliminary investigation indicated a male suspect walked up to the officers casually and whipped out the knife. They said the officers involved had been assigned to an anti-looting post to prevent people from breaking into stores.-- More...
Looters Have Blown Up 50 Philadelphia ATMs with Dynamite Since Saturday -- Bombings Also Reported in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis
Jacqui Heinrich reported tonight on FOX News there have now been 50 ATMs blown up by looters so far this week.
There have been 30 calls to police on attempted ATM bombings.-- More...
Las Vegas: Rioter Shoots Police Officer in the Head from Behind
Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told a press briefing an officer was shot around 11 p.m. Monday night and is in critical condition and on life support at University Medical Center.
Lombardo said officers were dealing with a large group of rioters at a George Floyd protest near the Circus Circus hotel-casino when the officer went down.-- More...132 Chicago Police Officers Injured During Riots
One hundred and thirty-two police Chicago police officers were injured during this weekend’s riots after George Floyd’s death on May 25 in Minneapolis Police custody.
WLS reported that the city’s 911 center took more than 65,000 calls, mostly for looting, over the past 24 hours — about 50,000 more calls than average.-- More...
Rioters target police across US; 4 shot in St. Louis, 1 in Vegas, Bronx hit-and-run caught on video
Police officers across the U.S. were targeted in shootings and vehicular attacks Monday night as protests continued in major cities for the seventh night despite President Trump’s vow to clamp down on violence.
The demonstrations on Monday marked a week of unrest since unarmed black man George Floyd died when a white Minneapolis officer jammed his knee into the back his neck in a shocking incident caught on video. Despite tens of thousands marching peacefully in demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism, protests over Floyd’s death have been nonetheless overshadowed by violence, looting and vandalism that has engulfed U.S. cities. -- More...Cities face new looting amid stronger National Guard response, curfews
Cities across the country started seeing new looting on Monday night as nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis escalated out of control yet again, and as President Trump vowed a tougher federal response.
In New York City, hundreds of looters were seen breaking their way into Downtown Manhattan businesses. In midtown, a group armed with sticks reportedly lit a fire to one business. Other stores such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Barnes and Noble were broken into as glass from broken windows covered the sidewalk, KABC-TV reported.-- More...
Donald Trump Berates ‘Weak’ Governors for Permitting Looting and Violence
President Donald Trump unleashed heavy criticism for several U.S. governors Monday for allowing rioting and looting in their states, describing them as weak.
“The only time it’s successful is when you’re weak, and most of you are weak,” Trump said in a private video conference in the Situation Room of the White House, referring to the consecutive nights of looting and rioting across the nation.-- More...Omaha Bar Owner Shoots Protester Who Was Assaulting Him, Won’t Face Charges; Leftists Vow To Burn Bar Down
A bar owner shot a protester on Saturday night after the mob came for him and his business. The incident was caught on video. You can hear the person taking the video warning the people to stay back, shouting “This n**** got a gun!… It’s not worth it, n****!” as the mob encroached on a backpedaling Jake Gardner, owner of The Hive bar in Omaha, Nebraska. The mob starts to tackle Gardner to the ground, and shots start to ring out. -- More...One dead in Louisville after police and National Guard 'return fire' on crowd
A man was shot dead in Louisville after police officers and the Kentucky National Guard “returned fire” while clearing a large crowd early Monday.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said in a statement that at around 12:15 a.m. his officers and the National Guard were sent to a parking lot to break up a crowd.-- More...Secret Service agents wounded outside White House, car bombs feared; official says Trump was taken to bunker
More than 50 Secret Service agents were injured, fires set by rioters blazed near the White House and authorities were searching for car bombs late Sunday as protests over the death of George Floyd continued to roil the capital just two days after President Trump had to be taken to a bunker for his safety.
A senior official in the direct chain of command for defending Washington D.C. told Fox News of the injuries to Secret Service agents, some of whom were hurt by rioters throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails in Lafayette Park, just across from the presidential residence. As observed in New York City and elsewhere, groups in D.C. are planting cars filled with incendiary materials for future use, Fox News is told. U.S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were deployed to the streets of D.C. in an extraordinary move to beef up security alongside local police and Homeland Security agents, including the Secret Service, the Justice Department confirmed late Sunday. Fox News has learned U.S. Attorney for D.C. Mike Sherwin is heavily involved in the operation.-- More...
Insanity outside the White House. Three warnings of an unlawful assembly from the Secret Service before storming into the crowd.
A lot of people have been hit with paper spray. In all the chaos, at least one person was tossed to the ground and presumably arrested. pic.twitter.com/Ab2eSkq9CS
Sheriff: Rioters Slash Police Officer’s Neck in Jacksonville, Florida
A police officer was stabbed in the neck and several others attacked Saturday at a riot over the death of George Floyd in Jacksonville, Florida.
“They attacked several police officers. They vandalized several police cars, attempting to light them on fire, breaking windows. We have one officer who was stabbed — was slashed in the neck and is currently at the hospital,” stated Sheriff Mike Williams. -- More...82nd Airborne’s Immediate Response Force Told to Be Ready to Respond to Minneapolis Riots if Needed
Members of an Army Immediate Response Force that is part of the 82nd Airborne Division have been told to be ready to respond to riots in Minneapolis if necessary, Breitbart News has learned.
It is the same response force that was sent to Iraq to respond to Iranian-backed protests in Iraq late last year. Members of the battalion were given the message Saturday morning.
Dueling claims: Trump blames Antifa for riots, Minnesota officials point fingers at white supremacists and cartels
President Trump on Saturday blamed at-times violent protests that took place across the U.S. a day earlier on Antifa and other left-wing groups -- as Minnesota officials claimed that white supremacists and even drug cartels were involved in stoking violence.-- More...
“It’s ANTIFA and the Radical Left. Don’t lay the blame on others!” Trump tweeted Saturday, referring to far-left violent groups who often describe themselves as “anti-fascist.”-- More...
Oakland Police: 2 Federal Officers Shot, 1 Fatally During George Floyd Protest
Two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents were shot — one fatally — Friday night during violent unrest in Oakland, California, as protests spread across America over the case of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pinned his neck for nearly ten minutes.
“Two Federal Protective Services officers stationed at the Oakland Down Town Federal Building suffered gunshot wounds. Unfortunately, one succumbed to his injury,” Oakland Police told CNN Saturday morning. Federal Protective Services is a division of DHS tasked with defending the federal government’s “critical infrastructure, services, and the people who provide or receive them.”-- More...
George Floyd Autopsy Finds No Evidence of Asphyxia or Strangulation, Family Plans Second Examination
The preliminary autopsy results of George Floyd found no evidence that he died of asphyxiation or strangulation, according to the criminal complaint filed against former Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin, who is accused of kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
Floyd’s family has now hired forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to perform a second, independent autopsy, Baden confirmed to Fox News.-- More...
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Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there -- and across US
The state of Minnesota has requested an additional 1,200 National Guard soldiers be deployed after rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.
Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday.-- More...
White House briefly locked down as unrest spreads to Atlanta, DC, NYC after George Floyd death
The White House was under a brief lockdown Friday night, as protests over Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death expanded nationwide.
Fox News and other members of the press were immediately moved inside as the White House went into lockdown. A dozen reporters were said to be inside the West Wing.-- More...
Nashville Mayor Urges People to Join Him at Black Lives Matter Protest — Then Leftist Mob Torches City Hall And the Nashville Courthouse
Far Left Nashville Mayor John Cooper urged people to join him at the Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Nashville on Saturday.
Mayor Cooper posted this tweet on Saturday morning.
Mayor Cooper said, “This is an especially critical time for all of us, as Metro’s leaders, to show up and listen to Black voices speaking out from across Davidson County.”-- More...
Woman Found Dead in Car in Minneapolis Following Night of Kidnappings, Random Cars Being Shot At By Rioters
A woman was found dead inside a car following the second night of violent riots in Minneapolis.
According to police, the woman appeared to be in her 30s with “trauma visible” on her body, which was in the back seat. The car was in the area of the riots, in the middle of the street on 17th and Bryant Avenue. -- More...
At Least 7 People Shot in Louisville, KY, During Protests Against Police
At least seven people were shot Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests against police.
Shots rang out around 11:30 p.m., and two people were wounded badly enough to require surgery. All the wounded were civilians.-- More...
Donald Trump: Rioting ‘Thugs’ Dishonor George Floyd; ‘When the Looting Starts the Shooting Starts’
President Donald Trump reacted angrily to the third night of rioting and looting in Minneapolis on Thursday in reaction to the death of George Floyd.
“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump wrote on Twitter.-- More...
Minneapolis Third Precinct police station set on fire after rioters break in
The Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis was set ablaze Thursday night as violent protests continued in the city -- and other cities across the U.S. -- following Monday's death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody.
In response, more than 500 members of the National Guard were heading to the Twin Cities region, called in by Gov. Tim Walz, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported.-- More...
Trump blasts Minneapolis mayor, vows military support if needed
President Trump took to Twitter early Friday to vow military support for the governor of Minnesota after another night of violent protest in Minneapolis, which included a police station being overrun and set on fire.
“I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis,” Trump tweeted. “A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right.-- More...
George Floyd case: DOJ makes death investigation a 'top priority' after violent protests grip Minneapolis
The Justice Department said Thursday morning that it has made the federal investigation into George Floyd's death a "top priority" and assigned experienced prosecutors to investigate the killing of the Minneapolis black man by a white police officer.
It has also promised a "robust" probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as another night of protests, rioting, and looting grip Minneapolis. -- More...
Video Minneapolis protests get heated, looting reported as George Floyd death sparks new outcry
Protests grew increasingly tense in Minneapolis on Wednesday, and looting was reported, as outrage grew over George Floyd – whose death in police custody was recorded on video that went viral.
Fox News’ Mike Tobin, reporting live from the scene, was caught in the crossfire and said he felt pepper spray get into his eyes.-- More...
