Crowds flooded the streets of several U.S. cities Friday night, responding to police deaths of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Adam Toledo in Chicago.
The biggest unrest was Friday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, the suburb of Twin Cities where Wright was fatally shot last Sunday, but the events deteriorated early Saturday in Portland, Oregon, with reports of fires and possible gunfire.
Here are some details about some areas where crowds have clashed with law enforcement:
Brooklyn Center: 100 arrests
FOX 9 of Minneapolis instituted an emergency bell rule by police Friday night as riots escalated outside police headquarters. Early Saturday, John Harrington, public safety commissioner, estimated that about 100 people had been arrested.
City officials have for the first time tried to go without an evening clock on Friday since protests erupted Sunday after police killed Daunte Wright, according to FOX 9.
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But Mayor Mike Elliott’s attempt to take a different approach was reversed around 10:30 p.m., with the emergency bell set from 11 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday.
A protester holds a plaque with the names of people who died in police incidents during a protest over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a stop, outside the Brooklyn Center, Friday, April 16, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minn ( Associated Press)
Around 9:30 p.m., rioters violated a barrier around the building and drew a police response from instant leaflets and pepper spray. The rally – which also includes items thrown at police – was declared an illegal assembly shortly afterwards, according to FOX 9.
Chicago: Clash between Logan Square Park
A crowd of thousands gathered in Logan Square in response to the March 20 release of video footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo.
You saw that police and protesters at some point collide, but the event was mostly without problems, reported FOX 32 Chicago.
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Children wearing face masks were seen handing out water bottles to police officers, according to the station.
Protesters protest the deadly shooting in March by police on 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Friday, April 16, 2021, in the Logan Square area of Chicago. (Associated Press)
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday called on the city to remain calm, promising that the death of Toledo would be fully investigated.
Portland: Third riot of the week
According to FOX 12 Oregon, two separate marches have been launched in downtown Portland, with at least one of them. It happened hours after police fatally shot a suspect in a city park.
The separate marches began in Waterfront Park and in Director Park. Later that evening, a serious law enforcement presence was seen.
Portland police have posted online photos of broken windows at the Oregon Historical Society. Police allege that rioters also tried to break into several businesses.
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Video posted on social media showed a fire near an Apple Store.
The riot Friday was the third to be declared in Portland this week after riots Monday night and Tuesday night, the station reported.
On Friday morning, an officer in Lents Park was killed by a suspect accused of pointing a gun at police. Neither the deceased nor the officer was immediately identified.
According to police, some spectators tried to interfere with the investigation into the shooting, the demolition of the crime scene and entering the police work area.
Some officers were hit by thrown objects as they tried to restore order, FOX 12 reported.
Raleigh / Durham: flag fires
In the two cities in North Carolina, crowds gathered to protest recent police shootings in the country.
“Protesters marched through downtown Raleigh, but their numbers were smaller than last year, after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis by police,” the Raleigh News & Observer reported. Many newspapers piled up before the time of possible problems, the newspaper reported.
In nearby Durham, more than a hundred people gathered near the provincial courthouse, according to the newspaper. Many carried posters with messages such as ‘Stop killing us’, the report said.
Some people in the crowd watched as they dumped trash cans and spray-painted buildings, while others burned American flags and shouted “F — the police!” reports the newspaper.
Oakland: ‘Illegal meeting’
Some businesses in the city center went up early in anticipation of the protests on Friday night, reports FOX 2 of the Bay.
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Protesters began to gather around Frank Ogawa Plaza at about 8 p.m., calling it ‘Oscar Grant Plaza’ after a 22-year-old black man who was killed on January 1, 2009 by a BART police officer in Oakland.
Friday’s gathering began to break as the night wore on, and some groups smashed shop windows as they left the area, FOX 2 reported.
According to the station, the police declared the gathering of about 200 people an illegal meeting around 23:00.