Demonstrators gather outside the Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Outrage over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died at the hands of police, continued to simmer in Salem as well as cities across the country throughout the weekend.
On Saturday a demonstration in Salem became confrontational with people in the crowd throwing objects at officers and property left damaged. Salem City Manager Steve Powers issued a state of emergency and a curfew on Saturday night. On Sunday, protesters again gathered on the steps of the Capitol to wave signs. A second protect protest continued into the night, triggering the city to reinstate a curfew that had been canceled just hours earlier. Another protest is scheduled for tonight, June 1. – Jake Thomas
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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