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Outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police came to a boiling point in the Bay Area Friday as protesters swarmed a busy freeway and clashed with police on surface streets.
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Outrage Over George Floyd’s Death Spills Onto Bay Area Freeway, Streets
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Outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police came to a boiling point in the Bay Area Friday as protesters swarmed a busy freeway and clashed with police on surface streets.
Demonstrators flooded Highway 101 in San Jose Friday afternoon, bringing traffic on the major thoroughfare to a standstill. Some protesters were holding signs seeking justice for Floyd; others said “Black Lives Matter.” Some were seen attacking vehicles on the freeway.
The group eventually left the freeway and returned to city streets where they came face to face with officers wearing riot gear.
During the unrest downtown, at least two dumpsters burned and some windows at businesses were shattered.
Around 9:30 p.m. in San Jose a civilian vehicle that was allegedly disobeying police orders in the area of 6th and Santa Clara Streets was fired on by Santa Clara Sheriff's deputies. The driver then backed up and hit a pedestrian. San Jose police homicide units are responding. It is not clear if the pedestrian was killed.
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RAW: Demonstrators Protesting George Floyd’s Death Block Lanes on Hwy. 101 in SJ
Demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota blocked both directions of Highway 101 in San Jose Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a protest was underway late Friday in Oakland.
It is not clear who is behind the protest. Cat Brooks with the Anti-Police Terror Project said her organization is not endorsing Friday night’s protest but will help bail out demonstrators who get arrested.
Oakland Police Department Interim Chief Susan Manheimer said the fires and looting happening in Minneapolis will hot happen in Oakland.
“OPD will have to take enforcement action if in fact there is damage to property,” she said.
Police in Oakland on Friday night declared the protest against George Floyd's death an unlawful assembly after multiple officers were injured by projectiles. People were asked to leave the area of Broadway and 7th Street.
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The protests come at a complicated time as the Bay Area continues to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Alameda County, which is home to Oakland, recently surpassed Santa Clara County for most coronavirus cases in the Bay Area.
Some Oakland business owners already struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic boarded up their windows as a precaution.
“Don’t set things on fire just because it would really be devastating for us right now,” Danny Keiser from Shiba Ramen said.
On the one hand, Keiser understands the frustration people are feeling following the death of Floyd. On the other, he worries his restaurant in the heart of downtown Oakland will feel the brunt of that rage.
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Timeline: Protest Over Death of George Floyd Takes Over San Jose Freeway, Streets
Demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd blocked lanes of Highway 101 and clashed with police on city streets Friday afternoon and evening....
The death of the 46-year-old Floyd, who was recorded on video pleading for air as an officer knelt on his neck, has shocked the country, including police officers who are usually inclined to withhold comment.
The police officers’ unions of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco issued a joint statement Thursday condemning the actions of the Minneapolis officers.
“What we saw on that video was inconsistent and contrary to everything we have been taught, not just as an academy recruit or a police officer, but as human beings,” the statement read. “We are equally disturbed by not seeing any of the other officers on scene intervene to prevent this tragedy.”
The officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NBC Bay Area
Outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police came to a boiling point in the Bay Area Friday as protesters swarmed a busy freeway and clashed with police on surface streets.
Demonstrators flooded Highway 101 in San Jose Friday afternoon, bringing traffic on the major thoroughfare to a standstill. Some protesters were holding signs seeking justice for Floyd; others said “Black Lives Matter.” Some were seen attacking vehicles on the freeway.
The group eventually left the freeway and returned to city streets where they came face to face with officers wearing riot gear.
During the unrest downtown, at least two dumpsters burned and some windows at businesses were shattered.
Around 9:30 p.m. in San Jose a civilian vehicle that was allegedly disobeying police orders in the area of 6th and Santa Clara Streets was fired on by Santa Clara Sheriff's deputies. The driver then backed up and hit a pedestrian. San Jose police homicide units are responding. It is not clear if the pedestrian was killed.
1:00
RAW: Demonstrators Protesting George Floyd’s Death Block Lanes on Hwy. 101 in SJ
Demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota blocked both directions of Highway 101 in San Jose Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a protest was underway late Friday in Oakland.
It is not clear who is behind the protest. Cat Brooks with the Anti-Police Terror Project said her organization is not endorsing Friday night’s protest but will help bail out demonstrators who get arrested.
Oakland Police Department Interim Chief Susan Manheimer said the fires and looting happening in Minneapolis will hot happen in Oakland.
“OPD will have to take enforcement action if in fact there is damage to property,” she said.
Police in Oakland on Friday night declared the protest against George Floyd's death an unlawful assembly after multiple officers were injured by projectiles. People were asked to leave the area of Broadway and 7th Street.
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The protests come at a complicated time as the Bay Area continues to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Alameda County, which is home to Oakland, recently surpassed Santa Clara County for most coronavirus cases in the Bay Area.
Some Oakland business owners already struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic boarded up their windows as a precaution.
“Don’t set things on fire just because it would really be devastating for us right now,” Danny Keiser from Shiba Ramen said.
On the one hand, Keiser understands the frustration people are feeling following the death of Floyd. On the other, he worries his restaurant in the heart of downtown Oakland will feel the brunt of that rage.
2:33
Timeline: Protest Over Death of George Floyd Takes Over San Jose Freeway, Streets
Demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd blocked lanes of Highway 101 and clashed with police on city streets Friday afternoon and evening....
The death of the 46-year-old Floyd, who was recorded on video pleading for air as an officer knelt on his neck, has shocked the country, including police officers who are usually inclined to withhold comment.
The police officers’ unions of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco issued a joint statement Thursday condemning the actions of the Minneapolis officers.
“What we saw on that video was inconsistent and contrary to everything we have been taught, not just as an academy recruit or a police officer, but as human beings,” the statement read. “We are equally disturbed by not seeing any of the other officers on scene intervene to prevent this tragedy.”
The officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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