A majority of Minneapolis city council members pledged to dismantle the city’s police department after years of failed attempts at reform.
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Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support to dismantle the city’s police force at a rally on Sunday, giving them a veto-proof majority.
The announcement comes just shy of two weeks after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
On Friday, council member Steve Fletcher published an op-ed in Time magazine that outlined how the city would transition away from the need for police, though comprehensive plans have not yet been approved.
As many as 20,000 protesters walked in Hollywood, California, in one of the city’s largest demonstrations so far.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would withdraw the national guard earlier in the day.
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As peaceful DC demonstrations continued, President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard out of the area.
Members of the US National Guard stand near the White House as people protest against racism and police brutality in Washington, DC on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that the National Guard would begin withdrawing troops from Washington, DC, on Sunday.
Approximately 5,000 troops had been deployed to DC amid Black Lives Matter protests sparked by George Floyd’s death.
In his tweet, Trump said the troops could go home because “fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated.”
One notable violent incident occurred in Seattle: A man drove through a crowd of protesters before shooting one protester.
A man with a gun drove his car through a crowd of protesters in Seattle and shot one person on Sunday evening, the city’s police and fire department confirmed.
Video from the incident shows the man driving his car into a crowd of protesters and brandishing his gun before exiting his vehicle.
The 27-year-old victim said he was trying to disarm the gunman when he got shot. “My whole thing was to protect those people,” the man said.
