Cops clash with protesters and cars are set on fire on sixth night of George Floyd protests

BREAKING NEWS: Chaos erupts in New York again as cops clash with protesters and as historic church in front of White House is set on fire in Washington DC on the sixth night of George Floyd violence

  • Horrifying video shows NYPD officers clashing with protesters in Manhattan with shields and batons in Manhattan, where they arrested stragglers 
  • In Washington DC the historic St. John’s church was set on fire  
  • At Lafayette Park in front of White House protesters set an American flag on fire
  • Hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 75 cities to decry the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the hands of a white cop 
  • At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in light of the riots and violence and National Guard members have been activated in 15 states and Washington, D 

Chaos has continued to unfold in cities across America where cops clash with protesters in New York City, the historic St. John’s Church near the White House was set ablaze and police are attacked in Philadelphia on the sixth night of demonstrations denouncing the police killing of black man George Floyd. 

In Manhattan a line of cops armed with plastic shields and batons were seen storming into a crowd of protesters on Sunday evening amid growing agitation. 

A circle of eight cops was seen gathering around one protester, flinging him to the ground and arresting him.

Nearby also in Manhattan a car was sent up in flames Sunday evening, sending demonstrators scrambling.

On Sunday protests decrying the police killing of black Minneapolis man George Floyd continued. Using a fire extinguisher and their bodies, a group of protesters in New York stopped looters from entering a closed business 

Peaceful protesters pictured making a chain with their arms to block looters from entering this closed Tory Burch store on Sunday evening amid growing civil unrest

Peaceful protesters pictured making a chain with their arms to block looters from entering this closed Tory Burch store on Sunday evening amid growing civil unrest

Protesters pictured taking a knee and raising their hands in the middle of Canal Street amid a stand off with police over the death of George Floyd at a rally Sunday evening

Protesters pictured taking a knee and raising their hands in the middle of Canal Street amid a stand off with police over the death of George Floyd at a rally Sunday evening 

New York City police officers block Canal Street as protesters demonstrate. Thousands of National Guard troops patrolled major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality that boiled over into arson and looting

New York City police officers block Canal Street as protesters demonstrate. Thousands of National Guard troops patrolled major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality that boiled over into arson and looting

A man in a Spiderman costume raises his fist in solidarity with protesters with the Freedom Tower shining in the back during protests in Brooklyn Sunday evening

A man in a Spiderman costume raises his fist in solidarity with protesters with the Freedom Tower shining in the back during protests in Brooklyn Sunday evening

Horrifying video footage has emerged of New York Police Department officers clashing with protesters on Sunday night, chasing them and flinging them to the ground on the sixth night of demonstrations denouncing the police killing of black man George Floyd

Horrifying video footage has emerged of New York Police Department officers clashing with protesters on Sunday night, chasing them and flinging them to the ground on the sixth night of demonstrations denouncing the police killing of black man George Floyd

Demonstrators pictured in Manhattan during protests decrying police brutality as a line of armed police officers close in

Demonstrators pictured in Manhattan during protests decrying police brutality as a line of armed police officers close in

In New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter Chiara de Blaio was arrested Saturday night alongside protesters in Greenwich Village for unlawful assembly and was later released, police said.

Meanwhile in Lafayette Park in Washington DC, near the White House a protester set a US flag on fire sending smoke into the air as protesters gathered to decry the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality. 

The fire grew into a massive blaze in the middle of the park, where protesters gathered and raised their fists in solidarity. 

Hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 75 cities across the country following the horrifying death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while in the custody of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers on Memorial Day. 

At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in light of the riots and violence and National Guard members have been activated in 15 states and Washington, DC. 

The historic St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington DC was set ablaze in protests over the weekend

The historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC was set ablaze in protests over the weekend

Protesters gathered around a fire ignited near the White House on Sunday evening

Protesters gathered around a fire ignited near the White House on Sunday evening

Protesters set an American flag on fire at Lafayette Park in front of the White House as they rallied against police brutality on Sunday evening

Protesters set an American flag on fire at Lafayette Park in front of the White House as they rallied against police brutality on Sunday evening

The fire grew into a massive blaze in the middle of the park, where protesters gathered and raised their fists in solidarity

The fire grew into a massive blaze in the middle of the park, where protesters gathered and raised their fists in solidarity

Police armed with plastic shields, bulletproof vests, and weapons pictured at Lafayette Park as demonstrators gathered for the sixth night on Sunday evening

Police armed with plastic shields, bulletproof vests, and weapons pictured at Lafayette Park as demonstrators gathered for the sixth night on Sunday evening

In Los Angeles the county sheriff said people were out on the streets ‘acting like terrorists’ following a day that saw peaceful protests alongside widespread looting and store raids.  

In Philadelphia officials closed off much of the city after peaceful day protests turned into utter destruction by night fall.

Store windows saw their glass windows smashed near City halls and their shelves raided with merchandise strewn out into the streets.

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