Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew following what he described as the mass looting of businesses, destruction of property and unrest
Teargas is fired as protesters clash with police while demonstrating against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US. Picture: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP
Video posted on social media, which could not be immediately verified by Reuters, showed shots being fired and ransacking of shops. Minneapolis police posted a surveillance video of the incident on Twitter, saying that the victim, a suspect in a homicide, committed suicide and that no weapons were fired by police.
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