An LGBTQ Pride march heads toward an area where streets are blocked off in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone to show solidarity with protesters, in Seattle, on June 27. A street sign at the intersection of 11th Ave. and Pine St. has been changed to read "George Floyd Way" inside the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle. Authorities warned of bottles of gasoline and other incendiary devices hidden in bushes or alleyways.“It was a scary time and it wasn’t about the protesters,” said Rhonda Kist, 53, a Minneapolis resident who counts herself among demonstrators and saw suspicious vehicles after curfew while keeping watch in her neighborhood.Jim Stage, owner of 102-year-old Lloyd’s Pharmacy in St. Paul, said he is less concerned about who burned down his business than in serving some 8,000 patients at another pharmacy he owns—and eventually rebuilding.“We have moved on,” Mr. A protester stands outside the governor's office in New York on June 25 as protests continue around the country to mark the one-month anniversary of George Floyd's death, which gave rise to a national movement calling for police reforms.
Miller said the goal of protesters who have been active in the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone and elsewhere in the city since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is to dismantle systemic racism and to continue organizing until all of their demands are met. People lie down on the street at the CHOP area in Seattle on June 22, after some believed police would arrive outside the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct as people continue to occupy space while protesting against racial inequality. © John Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images They kept watchful eyes outside their homes during overnight curfews, looking for suspicious cars without license plates. “It’s perplexing as can be,” said Cam McCambridge, co-owner of a Minneapolis building that housed Family Dollar and O’Reilly Auto Parts stores before it collapsed in an overnight inferno during rioting two weeks ago.The widespread destruction across much of Minneapolis and St. Paul sets the Twin Cities apart from other flare-ups of unrest following Mr. Floyd’s killing. A banner in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign is seen in the stands during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors, in London, England, on June 29. Neighborhoods have been left without grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants, and in many cases workers find themselves jobless during a recession.Solomon Haile and Rekik Abaineh, the owners of Bolé, an Ethiopian restaurant in St. Paul, lost that business and a new fast-casual eatery they were planning to open. Marcus Henderson and Naudia Miller of Black Collective Voices arrive to speak on June 25 at a news conference in Seattle. The arson threatens to complicate the region’s recovery, as political leaders grapple with curbing police brutality and racial discrimination.The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has taken the unusual step of deploying two national response teams of agents to investigate approximately 135 business fires in the Twin Cities. His lawyer said his client “got caught up in events” after taking part in peaceful protests. A Black Lives Matter protest makes its way along Oxford Street, in London, England, on June 28. “Who supports the destruction of minority- and immigrant-owned businesses?” the Democrat said.The chaos for many nights had residents on edge.
Minneapolis Fire Department Mission Statement . People hold banners during a Black Lives Matter protest, in London, England, on June 29. Street art that reads "I can't breathe" by Sauteezy is seen painted on a billboard on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, on June 24. Demonstrators rallied to defend Black trans lives and demand community control of law enforcement. People demonstrating for Black Lives Matter gather at the Victory Column in Tiergarten park, in Berlin, Germany, on June 27. Georginio Wijnaldum and Andy Robertson of Liverpool show respect for George Floyd before the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace at Anfield on June 24 in Liverpool, England. In a video from one man’s seized cellphone, he voiced outrage at police behavior, saying: “We need to fight back.”One case involves a 19-year-old from a Minneapolis suburb who allegedly used hand sanitizer to light a fire inside a nutritional-supplement store. Angela Harrelson, George Floyd's aunt, addresses the media after an omnibus court hearing in the case against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 29. Aaron Covington holds his fist up while leading people in a chant on June 24 as demonstrators protest in front of a police line on a section of 16th Street that's been renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. © Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images US Navy veteran and Black Lives Matter protester Kishon McDonald, L, testifies beside George Washington University Law School Law Professor Jonathan Turley, C, and Amelia Brace, R, of Australia's Seven News during the US House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", in Washington, D.C., on June 29. “What happened is done. MINNEAPOLIS—Ever since protesters flooded the streets following the killing of George Floyd in police custody, residents here have wondered: Who burned down so many businesses in the Twin Cities, and why?While a few arrests have been made so far, the question continues to go largely unanswered. Rupert’s lawyer, however, said his client was handing out firecrackers and exaggerating on social media.
A participant holds a Black Lives Matter sign at the protest on June 24 in New York. Another case involves a 23-year-old St. Paul man who allegedly helped fuel a fire at a Minneapolis police station. © John Lamparski/NurPhoto/Getty Images Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks as other House Democrats listen during an event on police reform on June 25 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.