Curfew in NYC as protesters loot stores across Manhattan OFFICER SHOT IN LAS VEGAS; ONE MORE SHOOTING

New York, June 2: The authorities in the upscale New York City have imposed a curfew and ramped up police presence after violence and looting incidents were reported across the city amid widespread protests triggered by the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio announced on Monday that the citywide curfew in New York City will begin at 11 PM on Monday and will be lifted at 5 AM Tuesday morning.

They also announced that the New York City Police Department will double its presence, bringing nearly 8,000 police personnel to help prevent violence and damage to property, in angry response to the killing of Floyd, a 46-yearold man who was pinned to the ground in Minneapolis last week by a white police officer who kneeled on his neck as he gasped for breath.

The additional officers will be deployed in areas where violence broke out and property was damage during the previous night’s protests — specifically in lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

People were seen breaking into high end stores around Manhattan’s Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue, home to almost all luxury and high-end brands from around the world, and running way with merchandise.

Las Vegas, June 2: An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The officer was shot in the area of the Las Vegas Strip and an officer was involved in a shooting in the downtown area, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Protesters have been rallying for days across the country over the death of George Floyd. Police in Las Vegas said that 338 people were arrested during three nights of protests. Police said suspects were jailed despite a local court policy calling for most people accused of misdemeanors to receive court summons to prevent the spread of Covid.

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