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Hundreds remained on the streets of Minneapolis late Wednesday night protesting the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died after pleading for help as a police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck.
The demonstrations, which began Wednesday, were initially peaceful but turned “extremely dangerous,” according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
“The situation near Lake Street and Hiawatha in Minneapolis has evolved into an extremely dangerous situation,” Walz said on Twitter. “For everyone’s safety, please leave the area and allow firefighters and paramedics to get to the scene.”

Protesters march in the street during a demonstration in Minneapolis on June 25.

People in New York City paint a Black Lives Matter mural on the street directly outside of Trump Tower on Thursday, July 9.

Artists and volunteers descended on a basketball court in a historically Black neighborhood of Annapolis, Maryland, to paint a 7,000-square-foot mural of Breonna Taylor over the Fourth of July weekend. The project was led by Annapolis-based Future History Now, a nonprofit art collective that creates murals with youth facing adversity in underserved communities. Taylor's death has become another flashpoint in national demonstrations over police brutality. She was killed in March by three Louisville, Kentucky, Metropolitan Police Department officers during the execution of a no-knock warrant.

Willie Townsend, an employee of the Mississippi State Capitol, raises the state flag for its retirement ceremony on July 1. Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill to retire the flag — the last state flag to feature the Confederate battle flag. The flag of the Confederacy and its symbols have long divided the country. Critics call the flag a symbol that represents the war to uphold slavery, while supporters call it a sign of Southern pride and heritage.

A couple draws guns on people who were protesting against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson on June 28. The demonstration came after Krewson, on a Facebook live video, read the names and addresses of people calling for police reform, according to CNN affiliate KMOV. The man and woman with the guns were identified as Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who owned the private street the protesters were walking on. "The peaceful protesters were not the subject of scorn or disdain by the McCloskeys," their attorney, Albert S. Watkins, said in a statement to CNN. "To the contrary, they were expecting and supportive of the message of the protesters." He said "the actions of violence, destruction of property and acts of threatening aggression by a few individuals" put the McCloskeys "in fear of imminent harm."

People dance in New York City during a protest to defund the police on June 26.

A man holds a Black Lives Matter sign as demonstrators block a Boston intersection on June 23.

Protesters near the White House try to pull down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson on June 22. The statue stands in the middle of Lafayette Square, which has been the site of largely peaceful protests.

NASCAR drivers, pit crew members and others show their support for Bubba Wallace as they walk alongside his No. 43 car before a Cup Series race in Talladega, Alabama, on June 22. Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR's top circuit, has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and the corresponding protests against racism and police brutality. A noose was found in his garage stall on Sunday. The FBI investigated and concluded that the noose was a garage-door pull rope that had been in place as early as October 2019 -- well before it had been assigned to Wallace's team.

Protesters try to enter a gate leading to the BOK Center, where President Donald Trump was holding a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 20. It was the President's first rally since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Fireworks explode over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee during a Juneteenth celebration in Richmond, Virginia, on June 19. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

A man kneels and raises his fist in the air at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC, on June 19.

People march through the streets of Atlanta during a Juneteenth rally on June 19.

Activist Angela Davis raises her fist during a Juneteenth shutdown and protest at the Port of Oakland in California.

People attend a Juneteenth rally in Fort Myers, Florida.

People pray together during a Juneteenth event at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park.

A man marches with a child on his shoulders during a Juneteenth celebration in New York.

A statue of Confederate Maj. Richard W. Dowling is removed in Houston on June 17. Confederate statues are being taken down and tampered with across the United States.

Members of Spark-Y, a nonprofit youth empowerment group, build a garden at the George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis on June 17.

A woman shouts slogans as she protests outside a burned Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta on June 15. Demonstrators set fire to the restaurant on June 13 after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot near the restaurant's drive-thru on June 12. Brooks, 27, was shot after police moved to handcuff him for suspected driving under the influence, according to videos from the scene. The videos show that Brooks took an officer's Taser during the attempted arrest and then fired the Taser at the officers as he ran away. One officer then fatally shot Brooks three times with his service weapon, authorities said. Brooks was shot twice in the back, according to a release by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, detain members of the New Mexico Civil Guard, an armed civilian group, after a man was shot during a protest on June 15. The shooting happened as protesters were trying to pull down a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate. A 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with the shooting, police said. The New Mexico Civil Guard told CNN by email that the man is not part of their group.

Protesters surround the police headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, on June 14.

This aerial photo shows a Black Lives Matter mural in Seattle on June 14. Barricades and street graffiti mark the entrance to what's known as Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which protesters have occupied since June 7.

Demonstrators set fire to a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta on June 13. Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police on Friday night.

A police officer talks to protesters on an Atlanta highway, near where Brooks was killed. A major interstate was shut down after protesters marched onto a connector and were met by lined-up police vehicles.

Protesters rally in Atlanta after Brooks' death.

Demonstrators in New York make their way through Brooklyn on June 13.

Paperboy Prince, a congressional candidate for New York's 7th District, leads a march in Brooklyn on June 12.

Members of the 1199SEIU union, the nation's largest union of health-care workers, kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds during a vigil at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in New York. Eight minutes and 46 seconds is how long the police officer in Minneapolis held his knee on George Floyd's neck.

Minnesota state troopers surround a statue of Christopher Columbus after activists pulled it down in front of the Capitol in St. Paul on June 10. Columbus has long been a contentious figure in history for his treatment of the Indigenous communities he encountered and for his role in the violent colonization at their expense.

Josiah Brown fist-bumps a member of the US Secret Service after he and his mother, Alexis Brown, prayed over the officers near the White House on June 9.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman prays over Malcolm Rutledge during protests near the White House on June 9. "Both White and Black people haven't seen a Black man in chains in years," Rutledge said. "They don't understand the psychological chains we still carry."

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, center, leads a march over the Brooklyn Bridge during a protest for police reform on June 8.

Black Lives Matter supporters gather in Los Angeles for a memorial service honoring George Floyd on June 8.

Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel retake control of an intersection as demonstrators clash with law enforcement near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8.

A person watches protesters march in St. Louis on June 7.

A young boy rides with the Compton Cowboys during a "peace ride" for George Floyd in Compton, California, on June 7.

Protesters lie in a street near the White House on June 7.

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace wears a shirt that reads "I Can't Breathe - Black Lives Matter" as the National Anthem is played before a Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

A man dances near Floyd's memorial in Minneapolis on June 6.

Demonstrators paint the words "defund the police" as they protest near the White House on June 6.

People protest near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct on June 6.

People in New York City attend a rally June 6 at Washington Square Park.

Protesters stretch more than five blocks during a demonstration near the White House on June 6.

Xavier Brown shows his support as demonstrators march past his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 6.

Protesters walk across the Brooklyn Bridge on June 6.

Protesters pack the lawn at the Indiana Capitol on June 6.

Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, closes her eyes during a vigil for her daughter in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 6.

Demonstrators take to the streets in Clayton, Missouri, on June 6.

Protesters are arrested after violating curfew in New York on June 5.

People attend a rally outside Jackson Square in New Orleans on June 5.

The new Black Lives Matter Plaza is seen near St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, on June 5. The words "Black Lives Matter" were painted on two blocks of 16th Street. The painters were contracted by Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Demonstrators gather in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 5.

Demonstrators brave the rain to protest near the White House on June 4.

Protesters take a knee in front of a line of police officers in Brooklyn, New York, on June 4.

A protester who was arrested for breaking a curfew in New York looks out from a police van on June 4.

Protesters march in San Diego on June 4.

Police in New York arrest a protester on Fifth Avenue on June 4.

The White House is seen behind temporary metal fencing that was installed to keep protesters further back.

Jessica Moore attempts to hold dialogue with a counter-protester while rallying in Anna, Illinois, on June 4.

People dance in the street during a protest in Pasadena, California, on June 4.

Protesters in Washington, DC, gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on June 4.

A man in Minneapolis holds a candle June 3 near the scene of George Floyd's death.

Protesters use umbrellas during a protest in Seattle on June 3.

Protesters in New Orleans gather in front of a pedestal that once displayed a statue of Confederate soldier Robert E. Lee. The Civil War-era landmark was removed in 2017 after a nationwide debate over Confederate symbols.

Protesters hold up their phones during a demonstration outside the White House on June 3.

A protester is arrested for violating curfew near the Plaza Hotel in New York on June 3.

Hundreds of surfers in Encinitas, California, gather in support of Black Lives Matter on June 3.

A protester faces a law enforcement officer in Washington, DC, on June 3.

Protesters pack into Dolores Park during a demonstration in San Francisco on June 3.

Protesters kneel in front of New York City police officers before being arrested for violating curfew on June 3.

Hundreds of demonstrators in Boston lie face down, symbolizing the last moments of George Floyd's life, on June 3. Related photos: Lie-in protests around the world

People protest near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 3.

Atlanta Police Officer J. Coleman shares a fist bump with protester Elijah Raffington on June 3. The police bicycle unit was taking a knee with protesters outside the CNN Center.

Demonstrators march through Brooklyn, New York, on June 3.

People in Minneapolis raise their hands and shout slogans on June 2 as they protest at the makeshift memorial for George Floyd.

Protesters walk off the Manhattan Bridge in New York after being blocked by police on June 2. Police were on both sides of the bridge as peaceful protesters were in the middle. Eventually the protesters were allowed to walk away and leave the area.

Protesters lie down in an intersection, blocking traffic in Coralville, Iowa, on June 2.

Police officers hold a perimeter June 2 behind a metal fence that was recently erected in front of the White House.

Protesters ride a bus through a street in Atlanta on June 2. The windshield reads "use your voice."

Demonstrators raise their hands in the air while protesting in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on June 2.

Protesters gather in Houston on June 2. Tens of thousands of people marched to City Hall to shout George Floyd's name. Houston is Floyd's hometown.

Protesters raise their fists in New York City on June 2.

Members of the National Guard watch as demonstrators march along Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on June 2.

Protesters on horseback rally in downtown Houston on June 2.

A group of clergy members stops and prays during a march to a George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis on June 2.

Ericka Ward-Audena stands with her 7-year-old daughter, Elle, during a protest in Washington, DC, on June 2. "I wanted my daughter to see the protests," she said. "It's really important. I've gotten a million questions from her because of it."

Protesters gather near Manhattan's Foley Square in New York on June 2.

Protesters rally in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 2.

A resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, holds up a sign that says "I can't breathe" across the street from protesters on June 2.

Protesters rally outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on June 2.

Passengers hold up their fists in solidarity with protesters as they drive by the Wood County Courthouse in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on June 2.

A person holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises in Seattle on June 1.

People attend a candlelight vigil at Queens Park in New York on June 1.

Two men kneel in front of a line of Kentucky state troopers during a protest in Louisville on June 1.

A firework thrown by a protester explodes at the feet of police in Riverside, California, on June 1.

A woman cries out after being exposed to tear gas near the White House on June 1. Thousands of people were peacefully protesting near Lafayette Park when police started to shoot rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bangs into the crowd. They were clearing the block to allow President Donald Trump to walk to St. John's Episcopal Church for a photo op.

Security forces push protesters away from the White House in order to allow President Trump to make a visit to a nearby church on June 1.

Law enforcement officers kneel with protesters in Atlanta on June 1.

A protester is doused with water and milk after being hit with pepper spray from law enforcement in Washington, DC, on June 1.

Protesters gather at the J.E.B. Stuart statue in Richmond, Virginia, on June 1.

A demonstrator holds her hands up while she kneels in front of police officers at City Hall in Anaheim, California, on June 1.

Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother, visits a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis on June 1. "He was barely able to walk," CNN's Sara Sidner reported. "He had to have two people on either side of him holding him up as he tried to make his way to the spot." He later spoke to the crowd and called for peace.

Protesters gather in New York's Times Square on June 1.

Protesters burn materials during a protest in Washington, DC, early on June 1.

Police stand guard outside the White House as people gather to protest on May 31.

A woman is carried by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 31.

Jeffrey Maddrey, an assistant chief of the New York Police Department, takes a knee during a rally in Brooklyn on May 31.

A protester kneels in front of a police line in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 31.

A person is seen inside a damaged 7-Eleven store in New York on May 31.

Protester Kendrick Cutkelvin uses a SWAT vehicle loudspeaker to disperse a crowd of protesters after a rally in Savannah, Georgia, on May 31.

A tractor-trailer drives into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis on May 31. As the driver tried to speed up, protesters overtook the vehicle and the driver stopped, video shows.

Motorists are ordered to the ground by police during a protest in Minneapolis on May 31.

People stage a "die-in" protest in Portland, Oregon, on May 31.

Police react to demonstrators near the White House on May 31.

A demonstrator jumps on a police car in Washington, DC.

A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray in Minneapolis.

Police confront protesters at the Barclays Center in New York on May 31.

A young boy raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta on May 31.

Demonstrators pray during a march in Atlanta.

A police officer aims a nonlethal weapon as protesters raise their hands in Santa Monica, California, on May 31.

A man screams as he sees a police officer take a knee near the White House on May 31.

Protesters march during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 31.

Demonstrators gather to protest near the White House on May 31.

People demonstrate outside the Minnesota Capitol, which was ringed with state troopers and the National Guard on May 31.

Armored vehicles from the Minnesota Army National Guard surround the Capitol in St. Paul on May 31.

Shaynna Ford stands in front of police in Washington, DC, on May 30.

A protester runs past burning cars and buildings in St. Paul on May 30.

Protesters link arms in Charlotte on May 30.

A firework explodes by a police line near the White House on May 30.

Looters ransack an Urban Outfitters store in Seattle on May 30.

Police push people back as they detain a protester in Las Vegas on May 30.

A Los Angeles Police Department kiosk burns in The Grove shopping center during a protest on May 30.

Protesters hold up metal gates as they build a barrier on a Las Vegas roadway on May 30.

Bridges over the Chicago River are lifted to limit transportation to and from the Loop, where protesters clashed with police on May 30.

Visual journalist Ed Ou is seen bleeding after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in Minneapolis on May 30.

Police advance through smoke and tear gas in Minneapolis on May 30.

A protester confronts a police officer in Tampa, Florida, on May 30.

Protesters begin to kneel during a protest in New York's Queens borough on May 30.

A demonstrator is injured during a protest near the White House on May 30.

Police officers kneel during a rally in Coral Gables, Florida on May 30,.

Protesters jump on an overturned car near the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia on May 30.

A police officer shoots rubber bullets at protesters who were throwing rocks and water bottles during a demonstration in Miami on May 30.

Police stand guard near the CNN Center and Centennial Olympic Park as protests continued in Atlanta on May 30.