At least 5 officers shot during overnight protests
Two others hurt when vehicle strikes them
Multiple law enforcement officers were shot Monday night into early Tuesday as protests continued across the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Four officers in St. Louis were shot during overnight protests, and an officer shot in Las Vegas was in critical condition Tuesday morning, officials said.
The shootings came hours after President Donald Trump addressed the nation at the White House Rose Garden, promising to deploy military forces if protests continued to turn violent. Many demonstrations started out peacefully, but some, like the protests in Chicago and Seattle, became more violent as the day went on.
Four St. Louis officers wounded
St. Louis police said four officers were hit by gunfire after protests Monday turned violent overnight as some smashed windows and stole items from businesses and fires were lit downtown.
The police department said on Twitter that the officers were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. It was unclear who had fired the shots.
Monday afternoon, several hundred people rallied peacefully outside the justice center in downtown St. Louis, including Mayor Lyda Krewson and St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards. But later Monday, protesters gathered in front of police headquarters, where officers fired tear gas. Some protesters smashed windows at a 7-11 store and stole items from inside before the building was set on fire. – Jim Salter, The Associated Press
Las Vegas officer critical
A Las Vegas Metro officer was in critical condition after a man who was believed to be a protester shot him Monday night, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.
Lombardo said officers were trying to clear protesters from Las Vegas Boulevard when the officer was shot sometime before midnight. The officer was on life support at University Medical Center early Tuesday. A suspect was arrested about 2:30 a.m. local time. – Ed Komenda, Reno Gazette Journal
Vehicle strikes New York officers
Two New York law enforcement officers were in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle during a Monday night protest, authorities said.
The officers – one from the Buffalo Police Department, the other from New York State Police – were taken to Erie
County Medical Center. Video shows a vehicle barreling through officers, accelerating through an intersection. Officers are seen scattering as an SUV drives past a military vehicle on Buffalo’s east side. The SUV appears to drag at least one of the officers along briefly before speeding away. – Jori Epstein, USA TODAY
Officer killed in Oakland identified
A federal law enforcement officer who was shot and killed while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland, California, during a protest over the weekend has been identified.
Dave Patrick Underwood, 53, died after someone fired shots from an unidentified vehicle late Friday, the FBI said Sunday. Underwood was the brother of Angela Underwood Jacobs, recently a Republican candidate to fill a vacant U.S. House district north of Los Angeles. – Daisy Nguyen, The Associated Press
Shooting in Cincinnati ‘intentional’
In Cincinnati, a police officer was struck in the helmet by a bullet Saturday night during a confrontation with protesters but wasn’t injured, the city’s police chief says. The round went through the officer’s shield and struck his helmet. In a news conference, Isaac described the shooting as “intentional.” – Sarah Brookbank and Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer