Protesters began vandalizing buildings in downtown Las Vegas during a protest on Saturday night.
OF PROTESTS.THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT DOWNTOWNLAS VEGAS WHERE PROTESTERS HAVEBEEN GATHERED SINCE AS EARLY ASAROUND 5 OCLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.THEY ARE DEMANDING JUSTICEAFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYDAT THE HANDS OF A MINNEAPOLISPOLICE OFFICER.METRO ESTIMATES BETWEEN 15HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSANDPROTESTERS HAVE BEEN OUTTONIGHT..OFFICERS SAY SEVERAL ARRESTSHAVE BEEN MADE BUT NOT CLEARHOW MANY.WE ARE TOLD -- WHAT REMAINED APEACEFUL PROTEST FOR HOURS HASTURNED VIOLENT.PROTESTERS HAVE VANDALIZEDCARS, BROKEN WINDOWS, ANDCONTINUE TO THROW OBJECTSINCLUDING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS.OFFICERS SAY THEY WERE FORCEDTO DEPLOY TEAR GAS.YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE BREAKINGWINDOWS AT THE FEDERALCOURTHOUSE.OTHER PEOPLE ALSO BROKE INTO APAWN SHOP AND STARTED LOOTINGIT.THIS IS EZ PAWN ON LAS VEGASBLVD.IN ONE OF THOSE VIDEOS YOU CANACTUALLY HEAR PROTESTORSYELLING FOR PEOPLE TO STOP.SAYING THEY DIDN'TWANT THIS TO TURN VIOLENT.HERE IN LAS VEGAS, WE HAVE LIVETEAM COVERAGE!
AUSTIN CARTERAND ROSS DIMMATTEI ARE STANDINGBY ...BUT FIRST LET'S STARTTHINGS OFF WITH AUSTIN CARTERMETRO'S BOLDEN AREA COMMANDSENDING OUT THIS STATEMENT --BOLDEN IS PROUD OF THE LASVEGAS COMMUNITY FOR THEIREFFORTS TO CONDUCTMETRO'S BOLDEN AREA COMMANDSENDING OUT THIS STATEMENT --BOLDEN IS PROUD OF THE LASVEGAS COMMUNITY FOR THEIREFFORTS TO CONDUCTDOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS WHEREHUNDREDS HAVE BEEN PROTESTINGALL NIGHT.
Clashes between police and protestors landed people in jail during protests in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday.
