Unrest mounts across multiple US cities over the death of George Floyd

Pain and anger over the death of George Floyd spilled over into multiple cities across the country hours after the former Minneapolis officer seen in video with his knee on Floyd’s neck was arrested and charged with murder.

Demonstrators funneled their anguish in cities like Atlanta, New York and Washington into chants, signs and outbreaks of violence, smashing windows and setting vehicles ablaze.

In Minneapolis, roughly 1,000 people marched peacefully along the city’s major freeway Interstate 35, hours after a curfew went into effect. One black man held a sign that read, “Am I next?”

Eventually the marchers made it to the 5th Precinct where some demonstrators threw rocks or bottles at police.

A protester in Minneapolis asks a question many in the crowd have.

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? In one of the most chaotic protests Atlanta has seen in years, demonstrators smashed windows of police cars outside CNN Center, which houses Precinct 5 of the Atlanta Police Department. At least one squad car was set on fire. Police in riot gear helped other force protesters back to Centennial Olympic Park.

? Minneapolis and St. Paul are under a curfew but few people paid attention. Around midnight, the state’s Department of Public Safety tweeted that 350 troopers are near the 5th precinct in Minneapolis to clear the area and enforce curfew.

? In Washington, DC, a protest outside the White House briefly caused the building to be placed on lockdown. It has since been lifted and the Secret Service has reopened entrances and exits to the White House campus for both staff and media.

? In New York, protesters and police clashed in various incidents Friday night outside the Barclays Center with protestors throwing water bottles, what appeared to be a bottle of paint and more at police officers. At least 12 people were arrested, police said.

? Detroit Police have arrested nine people, one of whom tried to run over an officer with a car, Chief James Craig said.

? Protests also took place in at least 25 other cities, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New Orleans.

Protesters march in the street during a demonstration in Minneapolis on June 25.

People in New York City paint a Black Lives Matter mural on the street directly outside of Trump Tower on Thursday, July 9.

Artists and volunteers descended on a basketball court in a historically Black neighborhood of Annapolis, Maryland, to paint a 7,000-square-foot mural of Breonna Taylor over the Fourth of July weekend. The project was led by Annapolis-based Future History Now, a nonprofit art collective that creates murals with youth facing adversity in underserved communities. Taylor's death has become another flashpoint in national demonstrations over police brutality. She was killed in March by three Louisville, Kentucky, Metropolitan Police Department officers during the execution of a no-knock warrant.

Willie Townsend, an employee of the Mississippi State Capitol, raises the state flag for its retirement ceremony on July 1. Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill to retire the flag — the last state flag to feature the Confederate battle flag. The flag of the Confederacy and its symbols have long divided the country. Critics call the flag a symbol that represents the war to uphold slavery, while supporters call it a sign of Southern pride and heritage.

A couple draws guns on people who were protesting against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson on June 28. The demonstration came after Krewson, on a Facebook live video, read the names and addresses of people calling for police reform, according to CNN affiliate KMOV. The man and woman with the guns were identified as Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who owned the private street the protesters were walking on. "The peaceful protesters were not the subject of scorn or disdain by the McCloskeys," their attorney, Albert S. Watkins, said in a statement to CNN. "To the contrary, they were expecting and supportive of the message of the protesters." He said "the actions of violence, destruction of property and acts of threatening aggression by a few individuals" put the McCloskeys "in fear of imminent harm."

People dance in New York City during a protest to defund the police on June 26.

A man holds a Black Lives Matter sign as demonstrators block a Boston intersection on June 23.

Protesters near the White House try to pull down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson on June 22. The statue stands in the middle of Lafayette Square, which has been the site of largely peaceful protests.

NASCAR drivers, pit crew members and others show their support for Bubba Wallace as they walk alongside his No. 43 car before a Cup Series race in Talladega, Alabama, on June 22. Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR's top circuit, has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and the corresponding protests against racism and police brutality. A noose was found in his garage stall on Sunday. The FBI investigated and concluded that the noose was a garage-door pull rope that had been in place as early as October 2019 -- well before it had been assigned to Wallace's team.

Protesters try to enter a gate leading to the BOK Center, where President Donald Trump was holding a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 20. It was the President's first rally since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Fireworks explode over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee during a Juneteenth celebration in Richmond, Virginia, on June 19. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

A man kneels and raises his fist in the air at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC, on June 19.

People march through the streets of Atlanta during a Juneteenth rally on June 19.

Activist Angela Davis raises her fist during a Juneteenth shutdown and protest at the Port of Oakland in California.

People attend a Juneteenth rally in Fort Myers, Florida.

People pray together during a Juneteenth event at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park.

A man marches with a child on his shoulders during a Juneteenth celebration in New York.

A statue of Confederate Maj. Richard W. Dowling is removed in Houston on June 17. Confederate statues are being taken down and tampered with across the United States.

Members of Spark-Y, a nonprofit youth empowerment group, build a garden at the George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis on June 17.

A woman shouts slogans as she protests outside a burned Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta on June 15. Demonstrators set fire to the restaurant on June 13 after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot near the restaurant's drive-thru on June 12. Brooks, 27, was shot after police moved to handcuff him for suspected driving under the influence, according to videos from the scene. The videos show that Brooks took an officer's Taser during the attempted arrest and then fired the Taser at the officers as he ran away. One officer then fatally shot Brooks three times with his service weapon, authorities said. Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, detain members of the New Mexico Civil Guard, an armed civilian group, after a man was shot during a protest on June 15. The shooting happened as protesters were trying to pull down a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de O?ate. A 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with the shooting, police said. The New Mexico Civil Guard told CNN by email that the man is not part of their group.

Protesters surround the police headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, on June 14.

This aerial photo shows a Black Lives Matter mural in Seattle on June 14. Barricades and street graffiti mark the entrance to what's known as Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which protesters have occupied since June 7.

Demonstrators set fire to a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta on June 13. Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police on Friday night.

A police officer talks to protesters on an Atlanta highway, near where Brooks was killed. A major interstate was shut down after protesters marched onto a connector and were met by lined-up police vehicles.

Protesters rally in Atlanta after Brooks' death.

Demonstrators in New York make their way through Brooklyn on June 13.

Paperboy Prince, a congressional candidate for New York's 7th District, leads a march in Brooklyn on June 12.

Members of the 1199SEIU union, the nation's largest union of health-care workers, kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds during a vigil at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in New York. Eight minutes and 46 seconds is how long the police officer in Minneapolis held his knee on George Floyd's neck.

Minnesota state troopers surround a statue of Christopher Columbus after activists pulled it down in front of the Capitol in St. Paul on June 10. Columbus has long been a contentious figure in history for his treatment of the Indigenous communities he encountered and for his role in the violent colonization at their expense.

Josiah Brown fist-bumps a member of the US Secret Service after he and his mother, Alexis Brown, prayed over the officers near the White House on June 9.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman prays over Malcolm Rutledge during protests near the White House on June 9. "Both White and Black people haven't seen a Black man in chains in years," Rutledge said. "They don't understand the psychological chains we still carry."

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, center, leads a march over the Brooklyn Bridge during a protest for police reform on June 8.

Black Lives Matter supporters gather in Los Angeles for a memorial service honoring George Floyd on June 8.

Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel retake control of an intersection as demonstrators clash with law enforcement near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8.

A person watches protesters march in St. Louis on June 7.

A young boy rides with the Compton Cowboys during a "peace ride" for George Floyd in Compton, California, on June 7.

Protesters lie in a street near the White House on June 7.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace wears a shirt that reads "I Can't Breathe - Black Lives Matter" as the National Anthem is played before a Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

A man dances near Floyd's memorial in Minneapolis on June 6.

Demonstrators paint the words "defund the police" as they protest near the White House on June 6.

People protest near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct on June 6.

People in New York City attend a rally June 6 at Washington Square Park.

Protesters stretch more than five blocks during a demonstration near the White House on June 6.

Xavier Brown shows his support as demonstrators march past his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 6.

Protesters walk across the Brooklyn Bridge on June 6.

Protesters pack the lawn at the Indiana Capitol on June 6.

Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, closes her eyes during a vigil for her daughter in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 6.

Demonstrators take to the streets in Clayton, Missouri, on June 6.

Protesters are arrested after violating curfew in New York on June 5.

People attend a rally outside Jackson Square in New Orleans on June 5.

The new Black Lives Matter Plaza is seen near St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, on June 5. The words "Black Lives Matter" were painted on two blocks of 16th Street. The painters were contracted by Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Demonstrators gather in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 5.

Demonstrators brave the rain to protest near the White House on June 4.

Protesters take a knee in front of a line of police officers in Brooklyn, New York, on June 4.

A protester who was arrested for breaking a curfew in New York looks out from a police van on June 4.

Protesters march in San Diego on June 4.

Police in New York arrest a protester on Fifth Avenue on June 4.

The White House is seen behind temporary metal fencing that was installed to keep protesters further back.

Jessica Moore attempts to hold dialogue with a counter-protester while rallying in Anna, Illinois, on June 4.

People dance in the street during a protest in Pasadena, California, on June 4.

Protesters in Washington, DC, gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on June 4.

A man in Minneapolis holds a candle June 3 near the scene of George Floyd's death.

Protesters use umbrellas during a protest in Seattle on June 3.

Protesters in New Orleans gather in front of a pedestal that once displayed a statue of Confederate soldier Robert E. Lee. The Civil War-era landmark was removed in 2017 after a nationwide debate over Confederate symbols.

Protesters hold up their phones during a demonstration outside the White House on June 3.

A protester is arrested for violating curfew near the Plaza Hotel in New York on June 3.

Hundreds of surfers in Encinitas, California, gather in support of Black Lives Matter on June 3.

A protester faces a law enforcement officer in Washington, DC, on June 3.

Protesters pack into Dolores Park during a demonstration in San Francisco on June 3.

Protesters kneel in front of New York City police officers before being arrested for violating curfew on June 3.

Hundreds of demonstrators in Boston lie face down, symbolizing the last moments of George Floyd's life, on June 3. Related photos: Lie-in protests around the world

People protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 3.

Atlanta Police Officer J. Coleman shares a fist bump with protester Elijah Raffington on June 3. The police bicycle unit was taking a knee with protesters outside the CNN Center.

Demonstrators march through Brooklyn, New York, on June 3.

People in Minneapolis raise their hands and shout slogans on June 2 as they protest at the makeshift memorial for George Floyd.

Protesters walk off the Manhattan Bridge in New York after being blocked by police on June 2. Police were on both sides of the bridge as peaceful protesters were in the middle. Eventually the protesters were allowed to walk away and leave the area.

Protesters lie down in an intersection, blocking traffic in Coralville, Iowa, on June 2.

Police officers hold a perimeter June 2 behind a metal fence that was recently erected in front of the White House.

Protesters ride a bus through a street in Atlanta on June 2. The windshield reads "use your voice."

Demonstrators raise their hands in the air while protesting in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on June 2.

Protesters gather in Houston on June 2. Tens of thousands of people marched to City Hall to shout George Floyd's name. Houston is Floyd's hometown.

Protesters raise their fists in New York City on June 2.

Members of the National Guard watch as demonstrators march along Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on June 2.

Protesters on horseback rally in downtown Houston on June 2.

A group of clergy members stops and prays during a march to a George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis on June 2.

Ericka Ward-Audena stands with her 7-year-old daughter, Elle, during a protest in Washington, DC, on June 2. "I wanted my daughter to see the protests," she said. "It's really important. I've gotten a million questions from her because of it."

Protesters gather near Manhattan's Foley Square in New York on June 2.

Protesters rally in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 2.

A resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, holds up a sign that says "I can't breathe" across the street from protesters on June 2.

Protesters rally outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on June 2.

Passengers hold up their fists in solidarity with protesters as they drive by the Wood County Courthouse in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on June 2.

A person holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises in Seattle on June 1.

People attend a candlelight vigil at Queens Park in New York on June 1.

Two men kneel in front of a line of Kentucky state troopers during a protest in Louisville on June 1.

A firework thrown by a protester explodes at the feet of police in Riverside, California, on June 1.

A woman cries out after being exposed to tear gas near the White House on June 1. Thousands of people were peacefully protesting near Lafayette Park when police started to shoot rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bangs into the crowd. They were clearing the block to allow President Donald Trump to walk to St. John's Episcopal Church for a photo op.

Security forces push protesters away from the White House in order to allow President Trump to make a visit to a nearby church on June 1.

Law enforcement officers kneel with protesters in Atlanta on June 1.

A protester is doused with water and milk after being hit with pepper spray from law enforcement in Washington, DC, on June 1.

Protesters gather at the J.E.B. Stuart statue in Richmond, Virginia, on June 1.

A demonstrator holds her hands up while she kneels in front of police officers at City Hall in Anaheim, California, on June 1.

Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother, visits a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis on June 1. "He was barely able to walk," CNN's Sara Sidner reported. "He had to have two people on either side of him holding him up as he tried to make his way to the spot." He later spoke to the crowd and called for peace.

Protesters gather in New York's Times Square on June 1.

Protesters burn materials during a protest in Washington, DC, early on June 1.

Police stand guard outside the White House as people gather to protest on May 31.

A woman is carried by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 31.

Jeffrey Maddrey, an assistant chief of the New York Police Department, takes a knee during a rally in Brooklyn on May 31.

A protester kneels in front of a police line in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 31.

A person is seen inside a damaged 7-Eleven store in New York on May 31.

Protester Kendrick Cutkelvin uses a SWAT vehicle loudspeaker to disperse a crowd of protesters after a rally in Savannah, Georgia, on May 31.

A tractor-trailer drives into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis on May 31. As the driver tried to speed up, protesters overtook the vehicle and the driver stopped, video shows.

Motorists are ordered to the ground by police during a protest in Minneapolis on May 31.

People stage a "die-in" protest in Portland, Oregon, on May 31.

Police react to demonstrators near the White House on May 31.

A demonstrator jumps on a police car in Washington, DC.

A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray in Minneapolis.

Police confront protesters at the Barclays Center in New York on May 31.

A young boy raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta on May 31.

Demonstrators pray during a march in Atlanta.

A police officer aims a nonlethal weapon as protesters raise their hands in Santa Monica, California, on May 31.

A man screams as he sees a police officer take a knee near the White House on May 31.

Protesters march during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 31.

Demonstrators gather to protest near the White House on May 31.

People demonstrate outside the Minnesota Capitol, which was ringed with state troopers and the National Guard on May 31.

Armored vehicles from the Minnesota Army National Guard surround the Capitol in St. Paul on May 31.

Shaynna Ford stands in front of police in Washington, DC, on May 30.

A protester runs past burning cars and buildings in St. Paul on May 30.

Protesters link arms in Charlotte on May 30.

A firework explodes by a police line near the White House on May 30.

Looters ransack an Urban Outfitters store in Seattle on May 30.

Police push people back as they detain a protester in Las Vegas on May 30.

A Los Angeles Police Department kiosk burns in The Grove shopping center during a protest on May 30.

Protesters hold up metal gates as they build a barrier on a Las Vegas roadway on May 30.

Bridges over the Chicago River are lifted to limit transportation to and from the Loop, where protesters clashed with police on May 30.

Visual journalist Ed Ou is seen bleeding after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in Minneapolis on May 30.

Police advance through smoke and tear gas in Minneapolis on May 30.

A protester confronts a police officer in Tampa, Florida, on May 30.

Protesters begin to kneel during a protest in New York's Queens borough on May 30.

A demonstrator is injured during a protest near the White House on May 30.

Police officers kneel during a rally in Coral Gables, Florida on May 30,.

Protesters jump on an overturned car near the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia on May 30.

A police officer shoots rubber bullets at protesters who were throwing rocks and water bottles during a demonstration in Miami on May 30.

Police stand guard near the CNN Center and Centennial Olympic Park as protests continued in Atlanta on May 30.

A protester receives first aid after being hit with pepper spray outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on May 30.

Demonstrators clash near the White House on May 30.

People with signs and masks that read "I can't breathe" attend a protest in Chicago on May 30.

A protester holds a sign while a vehicle burns in a Philadelphia street on May 30.

People gather on top of a baseball backstop during a protest in Los Angeles on May 30.

Thousands of people stage a "die-in" protest at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 30.

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson high-fives a woman who called his name as he marches with protesters in Flint, Michigan, on May 30.

Protesters march near the Salt Lake City Police Department on May 30.

Protesters chant outside Dallas City Hall on May 30.

People vandalize a Walgreens store during protests in Oakland, California, on May 29.

Police officers move forward to clear a street during a protest in downtown Los Angeles on May 29.

Police officers fire tear gas at protesters in Denver on May 29.

Police officers and protesters clash near the CNN Center in Atlanta on May 29.

A man walks away as a car burns in a Minneapolis parking garage on May 29.

Protesters block a street in Los Angeles on May 29.

Police form a line near the Centennial Olympic Park and CNN Center in Atlanta on May 29.

Men raise their fists after making their way onto Interstate 75 and stopping traffic in Cincinnati on May 29.

People in Minneapolis attempt to extinguish burning cars on May 29.

A protester is detained by police in Houston on May 29.

Protesters confront police officers while blocking the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on May 29.

Protesters walk through downtown Lexington, Kentucky, on May 29.

Demonstrators in Oakland climb atop a truck while blocking all lanes of traffic on Interstate 880 on May 29.

Protesters burn a flag outside the CNN Center in Atlanta on May 29.

A protester in Minneapolis douses himself with milk on May 29.

A man stands on top of a burning police car during a protest outside the CNN Center in Atlanta on May 29.

Demonstrators walk along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on May 29.

A police officer in Boston holds down a protester while another officer uses pepper spray on May 29.

Protesters chant in Civic Center Park during a rally in Denver on May 29.

Protesters gather in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 29.

Demonstrators protest outside CNN headquarters in Atlanta on May 29.

Protesters ride in cars during a demonstration in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 29.

Protesters gather in front of a New York City courthouse and jail on May 29.

A protester holds up an American flag in New Orleans on May 29.

Jamela J. Pettiford sings during a protest outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on May 29.

CNN journalist Omar Jimenez is taken into custody during a live broadcast May 29 at the site of protests in Minneapolis. Jimenez's crew, including a producer and a camera operator, were also placed in handcuffs. They have since been released from custody. Police told the crew they were being detained because they were told to move and didn't, one member of the CNN crew relayed to the network. Jimenez could be seen holding his CNN badge while reporting, identifying himself as a reporter and telling the officers the crew would move wherever officers needed them to. Gov. Tim Walz apologized for the arrests and said he took full responsibility.

Police gather along Minneapolis' Lake Street early on May 29 as fires burned after a night of unrest.

Protesters gather in front of a burning fast-food restaurant in Minneapolis on May 29.

Protesters link arms and surround a police officer to protect him from the crowd in Louisville on May 28.

A protester carries an American flag upside down next to a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28.

A protester in Memphis winces in pain after being hit with pepper spray by police on May 28.

A protester dumps fuel on a fire at a Minneapolis police precinct on May 28.

People demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis police precinct on May 28.

A protester moves around the smoke-filled police precinct in Minneapolis on May 28.

A woman yells at a sheriff's deputy during a protest in Minneapolis on May 28.

Crews work to put out fires after an apartment building under construction was burned to the ground during protests in Minneapolis on May 28.

A protester is detained by police during a rally in New York City's Union Square on May 28.

Tony L. Clark holds up a poster of George Floyd during a protest in Minneapolis on May 28.

Protesters speak to police officers during a demonstration in New York City on May 28.

A protester reacts amid a cloud of tear gas in St. Paul on May 28.

Hundreds of people listen to speakers May 28 outside of Cup Foods in Minneapolis. The neighborhood grocery store is where police first encountered Floyd.

People protest in Minneapolis on May 28.

Gwen Dumas is consoled near a convenience store in Minneapolis on May 28.

People look on as a construction site burns in Minneapolis on May 27.

Demonstrators gather in Memphis on May 27.

A firework explodes as a fire burns inside an Auto Zone store in Minneapolis on May 27.

People use garden hoses and buckets to save homes in Minneapolis after rioters set fire to a housing complex under construction on May 27.

Protesters raise their hands up as they react to tear gas during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27.

People join hands across a freeway in Los Angeles during a protest on May 27.

Protesters use shopping carts as a barricade as they confront police near a Minneapolis police precinct on May 27.

Demonstrators in Minneapolis raise their hands during a standoff with police on May 27.

Two police officers stand on the roof of a Minneapolis police precinct during demonstrations on May 27.

A protester holds up his hands in Minneapolis on May 27.

Minneapolis protesters react as a projectile launched by police explodes near them on May 27.

Minneapolis police stand by an illustration of Floyd as demonstrators rally on May 27.

Protesters gather in Los Angeles on May 27.

Kika Villareal, left, and her daughter Aubrie march with fellow protesters in Los Angeles on May 27.

A man facing a row of police officers holds a burnt US flag as protesters gather in downtown Los Angeles on May 27.

Protesters gather near the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct on May 26.

Demonstrators march on Minneapolis' Hiawatha Avenue on May 26.

Demonstrators react in Minneapolis on May 26.

A police officer throws a tear-gas canister toward protesters during a rally in Minneapolis on May 27.

Three women join hands in Minneapolis as they pray around a makeshift memorial for Floyd on May 26.

Protesters and police face off during a rally in Minneapolis on May 26.

Crowds gather in the street at a protest in Minneapolis on May 26.

People gather outside a police precinct during demonstrations in Minneapolis on May 26.

Tear gas is fired as protesters clash with police in Minneapolis on May 26.

A protester is doused with milk after exposure to tear gas in Minneapolis on May 26.

People gather and pray around a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis on May 26. It was near the site where Floyd was taken into police custody the previous day.

People stand outside the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct and chant "Hands up, don't shoot" on May 26.

A Minneapolis demonstrator holds a sign reading "Justice for George" on May 26.

Police try to disperse crowds in Minneapolis on May 26.

Protesters rally around a damaged police vehicle in Minneapolis on May 26.

Milk is poured on the face of a protester who had been exposed to tear gas in Minneapolis on May 26.

A car in Minneapolis is hit with tear gas on May 26.

Crowds rally in Minneapolis on May 26.

Minneapolis protesters gather in the rain on May 26.

Floyd's girlfriend, Shawanda Hill, is in the center of this photo taken on May 26, near the spot where he died.

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Floyd’s family is angry about the charges

Derek Chauvin was booked Friday.

On Friday, Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman charged Chauvin, the fired police officer seen in a video with his knee on Floyd’s neck, with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. His bail has been set at $500,000.

Floyd’s family and their attorney, Benjamin Crump, are upset that Chauvin wasn’t charged with a more serious offense.

“We expected a first-degree murder charge. We want a first-degree murder charge. And we want to see the other officers arrested,” Crump and the family said in a statement. “We call on authorities to revise the charges to reflect the true culpability of this officer.”

Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds in total, and 2 minutes, 53 seconds after Floyd was unresponsive, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.

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Chauvin and three other officers detained Floyd in handcuffs Monday after he allegedly used a counterfeit bill at a convenience store, police have said. Outrage grew in the form of protests after a video surfaced showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck. The 46-year-old, who was unarmed, cried out that he couldn’t breathe.

Freeman said charges against the other three officers are likely.

“We entrust our police officers to use certain amounts of force to do their job to protect us. They commit a criminal act if they use this force unreasonably,” he said.

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If convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, Chauvin would face up to 25 years in prison on the first charge and up to 10 years on the second.

Complaint says death was from several factors

The preliminary autopsy report found “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation,” according to the criminal complaint released by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

The report added: “The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”

Read the criminal complaint

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta cautioned that the absence of physical evidence doesn’t necessarily mean Floyd didn’t die from asphyxiation.

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Gupta also said that an officer should have started CPR after one of them told the others he couldn’t find a pulse.

CNN has reached out to Chauvin’s attorney and the Minneapolis police union for comment.

Tensions boil over in Minneapolis

A protester carries the US flag next to a burning building in Minneapolis.

Overnight, the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct was set ablaze. Some protesters chanted Floyd’s name and “I can’t breathe,” and some tossed fireworks toward the precinct, which is the one closest to where the incident was captured on video.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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State police, donning protective gear and carrying batons, lined up Friday morning near the site littered with debris andsprayed mace at protesters who got too close. Some responded by throwing projectiles at the officers as others fled.

Meantime, a CNN crew was released from police custody in Minneapolis after they were arrested Friday during a live broadcast at the site after clearly identifying themselves to officers. CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez was placed in handcuffs while the cameras rolled, shortly followed by producer Bill Kirkos and photojournalist Leonel Mendez.

The state patrol said the crew was “released once they were confirmed to be members of the media.” CNN disputed that characterization, saying, “Our CNN crew identified themselves, on live television, immediately as journalists.”

“We’re doing OK, now,” Jimenez said, reporting again from downtown. “There were a few uneasy moments there.”

The Minneapolis Police Department said it evacuated staff from the Third Precinct for safety reasons. Authorities had set up a fence around it, but protesters pushed it over, officials said.

City officials warned protesters Thursday night to leave the precinct area, saying it may be in danger of exploding due to “unconfirmed reports” of severed gas lines.

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More than 500 Minnesota National Guard personnel mobilized to several locations in the Minneapolis area, including banks, grocery stories and pharmacies.

Another community organizer, Shanene Herbert, told CNN Thursday before the night’s events that young people had “every right to be angry.”

“They have experienced trauma,” she said. “Seeing your friends, your families and even yourself harassed by the police and killed by the police, it’s traumatic. And they don’t know what to do with that.”

The Minneapolis mayor criticized the violent incidents.

“What we’ve seen over the past several hours and the past couple of nights in terms of looting is unacceptable,” Frey told reporters. “Our communities cannot and will not tolerate it.”

CNN’s Sara Sidner reported from Minneapolis while Steve Almasy, Faith Karimi and Dakin Andone wrote from Atlanta. CNN’s Kara Devlin, Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.