Three Protesters Of George Floyd's Death Incident Shot In Indianapolis

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JAKARTA - As many as three people were reportedly shot by police officers as a result of the protest against George Floyd's death which led to riots in the city of Indianapolis, United States.

In fact, one of them died on the spot. This was said by Indianapolis Police Chief Randal Taylor in a press conference. Police are still investigating and have advised residents to avoid the area.

"A police officer also suffered minor injuries (on Saturday, May 30) tonight", said Randal quoted by CNN, Sunday, May 31.

Apart from Indianapolis, riots also occurred in several areas. At least, there are 30 states whose citizens have staged demonstrations to protest the injustice suffered by a black man named George Floyd.

Summarized from various sources, riots occurred in Tampa, Florida. Protesters reportedly threw fireworks and stones at police. Police vehicles were also destroyed. Several people were arrested as a result of the incident.

More than 1,000 people rallied to the state capital of Centennial Olympic Park. They block traffic and interstate highways.

Then, in the city of Denver, residents staged a second day of protest after hundreds of people lined up to demand justice for Floyd. On Thursday night, Denver police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd after a parked car was vandalized. There were 13 arrests in connection with the protests.

Demonstrations that began at the location of Floyd's death, namely Minneapolis, also took place in other cities such as Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington, and others. They shouted protests, sang and burned police vehicles.

As protests continued across the United States into the early hours of Sunday morning, at least 25 cities in 16 states had imposed curfews. The National Guard has also been activated in about a dozen states and the District of Columbia.

As is known, the incident that triggered this protest began when two Minneapolis police officers approached a vehicle parked at 3700 block Chicago Avenue South. According to CCTV footage from a shop received by The Washington Post, they were seen approaching the driver, known as George Floyd. One of the officers then handcuffed Floyd and sat on his neck.

As more and more people witnessed what happened, Floyd began to moan in pain. According to Frazier's testimony in another of his videos described, the man's face was pressed so hard that his nose was bleeding. "You're just going to sit there with your knees to his neck?" asked a witness to the police.

A few minutes later, the man appeared motionless, his eyes closed and his head drooping in the street. "He didn't even move at all," said a witness who begged the police to stop him. Another witness asked the policeman "Did you kill him?"

Then, the man who was already unconscious was stretchered into the ambulance. The people who were still at the scene told the two policemen that the incident would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

According to the police, he had to be paralyzed because he fought back. But the information is still vague. Meanwhile Minneapolis Police Chief, Medaria Arradondo asked the FBI to seek further cases.