Cop is shot dead in California as George Floyd fury sweeps US: Donald Trump puts Army on notice to deploy to US streets for first time since 1992 LA riots as 19-year-old Detroit protester shot dead and Minneapolis erupts for fourth night
- Soldiers in North Carolina and New York must be ready to move in to Minneapolis within four hours
- It's the first time powers have been evoked since LA 1992 riots over beating of Rodney King by officers
- Violent protests demanding justice for George Floyd spread across US last night including to Detroit
- Man, 19, shot dead in Detroit by suspects who pulled up in a vehicle - police were not involved in shooting
- Looting breaks out in Minneapolis as protesters defy curfew and the National Guard fails to keep control
- CNN headquarters in Atlanta are under siege and protesters throw a smoke bomb at police defending it
- Protesters surrounded a police precinct in Brooklyn where an NYPD officer throws a woman to the ground
- White House in Washington forced to go into temporary lockdown as demonstrators try to scale the walls
- Black man George Floyd was handcuffed and pleaded for air as officer pressed knee on neck in Minneapolis
Donald Trump has put the Army on notice to be deployed to US streets for the first time since the 1992 LA riots as Minneapolis erupted for the fourth night and violent protests intensified over the killing of George Floyd.
A 19-year-old protester was shot dead in Detroit last night, while soldiers in North Carolina and in New York have been ordered to be ready to move in within four hours and troops in Colorado and Kansas within 24 hours.
Police said the man was killed after shots were fired at a crowd of people near Detroit's Greektown entertainment district last night with dozens of protesters out on the streets, but officers were not involved in the shooting.
The suspect pulled up to the crowd in a Dodge Durango and fired shots at around 11.30pm, and the man was pronounced dead in hospital. No details about who fired the shots were immediately available, police said.
Crowds took to the streets in the city after former officer Derek Chauvin was charged with murder over the death of Mr Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed and pleaded for air as an officer pressed his knee on his neck.
In Detroit last night, officers - many in riot gear - confronted the protesters in the Michigan city and formed lines across streets. Dozens of arrests were made and police said many were not Detroit residents.
By midnight, the crowd had thinned considerably as police shot canisters of gas toward the protesters. The demonstration began earlier in the day and was peaceful as protesters marched by Detroit Police Headquarters.
'We know that the individuals from outside the city of Detroit who converged at the protest location don't represent this city,' Police Chief James Craig said. The number of arrests and injuries is not yet available.
The move to put the Army on a short-term notice comes after the US President asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for military options in tackling the escalating civil unrest spreading across America, according to sources.
Overnight, Mr Trump also commented on a tweet by Former Democrats for Trump about how Minneapolis was ruled by Democrats, saying: 'Time for a change! #2020', which was retweeted more than 25,000 times.
It comes as violent protests demanding justice for Mr Floyd spread across the US last night, with the CNN headquarters under siege in Atlanta, New York police officers fending off rioters from a police precinct in Brooklyn and the White House forced to go into lockdown as demonstrators tried to scale the walls.
Looting and fires broke out again in Minneapolis as protesters defied the state curfew and the National Guard failed to keep the city under control.
The protests have now reached all corners of America with break-off demonstrations springing up across states including New York, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia as the arrest of the white cop who knelt on Mr Floyd's neck has done little to quell the anger over the black man's death.
Chaos exploded in Atlanta as demonstrators stormed and destroyed the CNN headquarters and fired a smoke bomb at cops trying to form a barrier to keep them out.
In New York City, shocking footage showed an NYPD officer hurling a female protester to the ground in Brooklyn, while officers defended a police precinct amid fears it would be torched.
The White House was forced to go into temporary lockdown as protesters tried to scale the walls, battled with Secret Service agents and burned American flags outside the seat of the government.
Minneapolis: Looting and fires broke out again in Minneapolis as protesters defied the state curfew and the National Guard failed to keep the city under control
Minneapolis: A check-cashing business burns to the ground during protests Friday, as the Pentagon puts the military police on alert to send to the ravaged city
Oakland: Protesters smash the window of a Chase bank during protests in Oakland, California, yesterday
Portland: Policemen walk enveloped by teargas in Portland, Oregon, yesterday as violence escalated in the downtown area
Detroit: Police detain and arrest protesters during a series of confrontations in the Michigan city last night
Los Angeles: Protesters light a fire in the middle of the street during a protest in downtown Los Angeles last night
Atlanta: The CNN headquarters bore some of the brunt of the outrage as demonstrators vandalized the media firm's logo, scrawled profanities on the building and smashed up its windows
Atlanta: This came just hours after black CNN reporter Omar Jimenez was arrested on live on air Friday morning by Minnesota State Patrol while covering the Minneapolis protests
Brooklyn, New York: A burning police vehicle near the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough
Brooklyn, New York: Thousands of cops took to the streets of Brooklyn in violent clashes with protesters
Washington DC: US Secret Service form a line outside the White House as protesters attempt to breach their barricade
Washington DC: The White House was forced to go into temporary lockdown as protesters tried to scale the walls, battled with Secret Service agents and burned American flags outside the seat of the government
As unrest spread across dozens of American cities Friday, Trump gave the bold order to ready the Army for deployment to Minneapolis.
The get-ready orders were sent verbally Friday, after Trump asked Esper to come up with rapid deployment options if the Minneapolis protests continued to spiral out of control, according to a senior Pentagon official who was on the call.
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The last time the White House evoked these powers was in 1992 during the riots in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King trial.
The National Guard was activated in Georgia late Friday night with as many as 500 troops deployed to Atlanta and a state of emergency issued after rioters destroyed the CNN HQ and looted a luxury shopping mall.
The CNN headquarters bore much of the brunt of the outrage as demonstrators vandalized the media firm's logo, scrawled profanities on the building and smashed up its windows.
A protester reacts standing in front of a burning building set on fire during a demonstration in Minneapolis last night
Detroit police detain and arrest protesters during a series of confrontations in Michigan last night
Detroit police clash with protesters into early this morning during a rally calling for an end to police violence
A fire burns at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, yesterday with protests ongoing in the state and around the country
A vandalised car is flipped upside down as protesters face off against police in Oakland, California, yesterday
A protester restrains his friend following an incident with police in Detroit, Michigan, last night
Members of the National Guard hold a perimeter as a fire crew works to put out a fire at a gas station in Minneapolis last night
Detroit police detain and arrest protesters during a series of confrontations in Michigan last night
Protesters clash with police in Detroit early this morning during a rally calling for an end to police violence last night
A protester breaks a window of a business during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles last night
Police officers move forward to clear the street during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles last night
A protester breaks a window with a chair during a protest in downtown Los Angeles last night
Protesters light a fire in the middle of the street during a protest in downtown Los Angeles yesterday
Nathan Kinn gets milk poured in his eyes after being pepper sprayed while demonstrating in Phoenix, Arizona, last night
Protesters face off with police outside the White House in Washington in the early hours of this morning
A standoff between cops and protesters escalated into the night as dozens of cops in riot gear formed a barricade inside the doors while protesters hurled objects at the building.
A smoke bomb was thrown at police at one point and at least one officer was injured after they were struck by a missile of some sort.
This came just hours after black CNN reporter Omar Jimenez was arrested live on air Friday morning by Minnesota State Patrol while covering the Minneapolis protests.
Jimenez was put in handcuffs and led away from his team of producers this morning at 5.11am CT after the team was moved down the street by police in riot gear.
According to one of his colleagues, the crew was told he was being arrested for refusing to move when he'd been told to but he was heard live on air telling officers he was with CNN.
Police officers rush past a burning police vehicle to disperse protesters during a protest in Los Angeles last night
Police walk through fire and smoke as hundreds of people gathered to protest George Floyd's killing in Portland last night
A protester kicks a stone into a burning building set on fire during a demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last night
Protesters flee after police fired tear gas during a demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, yesterday evening
A protester throws a fire extinguisher in a burning building during a demonstration in Minneapolis last night
Firecrakers explodes as police fire tear gas at protesters from a rooftop during a demonstration in Minneapolis yesterday
Demonstrators burn items in Oakland, California, yesterday while protesting the death of George Floyd
Minneapolis: Protesters pose for photos in front of a burning building near the fifth police precinct in Minneapolis yesterday
Detroit police detain and arrest protesters during a series of confrontations in the Michigan city last night
A protester scrambles to escape a cloud of tear gas in Detroit, Michigan, during the demonstrations last night
Protesters sit in front of a line of police officers in Detroit, Michigan, last night during demonstrations over the death
A Stop N Shop convenience store is destroyed and on fire as the protests continue last night in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Atlanta: A man wearing a 'Purge' mask runs in front of a burning police car
Atlanta: Police cruisers were set on fire as hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Atlanta
Atlanta: A police cruiser is engulfed in flames outside the CNN HQ while protesters watch
Atlanta: Rioters scrawl 'oink' on the windows of the CNN HQ which was under siege Friday night
Atlanta: Protesters burn an American flag outside the CNN Center on Friday
Atlanta: A police car burns after protesters marched to the Georgia State Capitol and returned to the area around the Centennial Olympic Park and CNN center
Atlanta: A man hurls rocks through the windows of the CNN HQ in Georgia
Atlanta: Police form a barricade inside the building as a rioter hurls a firecracker at them
Atlanta: A man holds a Black Lives Matter banner as the air fills with smoke
Atlanta: A man is detained by police during the protest. Tensions have mounted in the state after Floyd's death which comes less than a month after footage of Ahmaud Arbery being killed by a white cop in Georgia also sent shockwaves
Atlanta: After a march to the Georgia State Capitol, protesters confront police officers after returning to the area around the CNN center in Atlanta
The Atlanta protest began peacefully before it descended into chaos when some demonstrators hurled bricks, bottles and milk cartons at police cruisers.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms slammed their actions at a press conference Friday, saying: 'If you care about this city then go home.'
A luxury shopping mall was also targeted by looters late into the night when some moved on from downtown Atlanta and headed north to Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.
Governor Brian Kemp activated the National Guard to the state capital late Friday as the rioting escalated.
Brooklyn, New York: An NYPD van was vandalized and engulfed in flames as darkness fell
Brooklyn, New York: An NYPD officer walks past a burning van was vandalized and engulfed in flames as darkness fell
Brooklyn, New York: Police officers block off DeKalb Avenue as a police vehicle burn
Brooklyn, New York: In New York, the NYPD clashed fiercely with protesters Friday night as thousands of cops took to the streets and hundreds of protesters descended on the 88 precinct in Brooklyn as night fell
Brooklyn, New York: A protester is put on a bus after being arrested outside the Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio traveled across the city to the protest as he tweeted saying there would be a 'full review' of the night's events after footage emerged on social media of cops being violent towards protesters
Brooklynm: Shocking footage showed an officer throwing a woman to the ground
In New York, the NYPD clashed fiercely with protesters Friday night as thousands of cops took to the streets and hundreds of protesters descended on the 88th precinct in Brooklyn.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio traveled across the city to the protest as he tweeted saying there would be a 'full review' of the night's events after footage emerged on social media of cops being violent towards protesters.
'We have a long night ahead of us in Brooklyn. Our sole focus is deescalating this situation and getting people home safe. There will be a full review of what happened tonight. We don't ever want to see another night like this,' de Blasio tweeted.
Outside the Barclays Center stadium in Brooklyn, a peaceful protest turned violent when NYPD officers sprayed mace into the crowds while demonstrators set fire to banners and pushed to break through metal barricades.
The crowds moved toward the 88th precinct with officers forced to defend the station for fear of similar scenes to those seen at the precinct in Minneapolis Thursday - where cops were forced to flee when protesters stormed the building, set it alight and cut off the gas lines.
Minneapolis: Heavy machinery is seen on fire during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd
Minneapolis: Residents defied the curfew and came out for the fourth night and torched buildings
Minneapolis: A protester holds their hand up in a fist amid calls for justice for the 46-year-old father of two
Minneapolis: People run during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody
Minneapolis: People loot a Wells Fargo ATM despite the curfew and National Guard presence
Minneapolis: A convenience store is looted and a building is on fire as chaos continues into the fourth night
Minneapolis: Boarded up doors and windows have been ripped down as people emerge from stores damaged other nights with snacks
Minneapolis: A convenience store is left ransacked by looters overnight Friday
Minneapolis: A looter smashes up a burning liquor store with a bat as Governor Walz urged residents to comply with the curfew
Minneapolis: Looting and fires broke out again in Minneapolis as protesters defied the state curfew and the National Guard failed to keep the city under control
Shocking footage showed an officer throwing a woman the ground. The video was posted on social media of the cop appearing to walk to the woman and throw her violently to the floor.
It was reported that the woman had to seek medical attention following the incident.
An MTA bus driver refused to drive protesters away from the scene after police officers commandeered the vehicle and started placing arrested New Yorkers on it.
This came after violent clashes broke out in Union Square in Manhattan between cops and protesters during the day.
Shocking footage shows one officer beating a protester to the point that he breaks his baton on the man as other cops try to apprehend people in the crowded Manhattan area.
Another clip shows officers pushing people to the ground as protesters try to help others from the grasps of the authorities. Some police can be heard telling others to back up.
Washington DC: The protests have reached the seat of the US government, with protesters marching to the White House, sending it into lockdown for a brief time Friday night
Washington DC: Secret Service agents form a line outside the White House and push protesters back with their shields
Washington DC: Protesters hold signs as they gather outside the White House
Washington DC: Violence has erupted across the US for a fourth night Friday, with protesters gathering at the home of US democracy Washington DC
Washington DC: Police officers tackle a protesters to the ground as people gather outside the White House
The FBI is America's premier law enforcement agency. How would the FBI put down the rioters?
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