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Demonstrators defied curfews but there were fewer clashes and less chaos on a night of mostly peaceful protests - CNN
Jun 03, 2020 2 mins, 10 secs
The eighth night of protests saw less violence, fewer police clashes and more acts of civil disobedience.

Unprecedented curfews are in place in Washington, DC, Atlanta, New York City, Cleveland, and several California cities to dissuade gatherings after a weekend of sometimes violent confrontations and looting.

But that didn't stop thousands of people from showing up to call for justice following the death of George Floyd, who died last week after he was pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer with his knee on Floyd's neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds.

In Philadelphia on Tuesday, protests culminated in a nine-minute "moment" of silence.

In Los Angeles, a group of protesters knelt with their hands up in peace signs outside the home of Mayor Eric Garcetti as they waited to be arrested.

In Atlanta, where days ago a police car was lit on fire, a large crowd marched peacefully through the same streets.

And after what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called "coordinated criminal activity" and looting in parts of the city the night before, protests over Tuesday night looked completely different, de Blasio said.

People marched through Manhattan, with some store owners, residents and supporters lining the sides of the streets and cheering on demonstrators.

Though there were some instances of looting, it was nowhere as widespread or chaotic on Monday night.

At one point, protesters trying to cross the Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan were blocked off by police, who closed the Manhattan side of the bridge.

"I am here for my baby, and I'm here for George because I want justice for him."

Where Floyd's case stands

Floyd's death sparked what has been more than a week of protests, calling for justice in his case and an end to police brutality.

Last week, the 46-year-old died after Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with his knee pressed to Floyd's neck, according to a prosecutor's statement of probable cause.

Chauvin has been arrested in his death and Floyd's family attorney Ben Crump said he expects the other three officers at the scene will be charged before Floyd's funeral next week.

"We think all of them should be charged with some type of felony murder for participating in the horrific killing of George Floyd," Crump said.

An independent autopsy showed that the knee on Floyd's neck as well as two other officers' knees holding him down contributed to his death.

Minnesota Gov.

Spokeswoman Anne Bettesworth said Tuesday that the Seattle Office of Police Accountability received about 14,000 complaints concerning the conduct of Seattle police officers during demonstrations over the weekend.

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