Peaceful protest turns into a riot in Spokane
Police lobbed tear gas at protesters as a rogue group smashed windows of the Nike store Sunday evening in downtown Spokane. A small group had broken into the store. But other protesters linked arms to try and prevent more looting. When police arrived at the chaotic scene, they used tear gas to clear the area. As people retreated, police fired more tear gas, including cannisters into Riverfront Park where crowds were gathering. Meanwhile, police set up barricades on Stevens and Washington streets. There were reports of more tear gas used on Stevens.
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Spokane Police fires upon advancing protesters on Spokane Falls Boulevard after warning them to get back, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Law enforcement controls the intersection of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Post Street, Sunday, May 31, 2020 in downtown Spokane.
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A protester takes up a sitting position at the Riverfront Park “Joy of Running Together” statues during a confrontation with law enforcement, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in downtown Spokane.
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Jeremy Clark, of Modern Construction, screws plywood to protect the Wheatland Bank building from protesters, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in downtown Spokane.
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Law enforcement officers control the intersection of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Post Street, Sunday, May 31, 2020, after protester swarmed downtown Spokane.
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A protester, right, winds up to throw an object at a line of law enforcement officers, Sunday, May 31, 2020 on Spokane Fall Boulevard in Spokane.
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Late into Sunday evening, tired protesters, strollers and gawkers roamed downtown Spokane outside of the police cordon formed after a riot and looting incident at Main and Howard Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Washington.
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A protester drops his sign as he makes a quick treat from advancing law enforcement on Spokane Falls Boulevard, Sunday, May 31, 2020, near Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane.
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Spokane Police form a roadblock on Howard Street at Riverside Avenue Sunday, May 31, 2020, part of a perimeter formed after a riot and looting incident at Main and Howard earlier.
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A protest group carries what they called “medical supplies” closer to the police perimeter downtown Sunday, May 31, 2020 following riot incidences earlier in the day, following mostly peaceful protests at the Spokane County Courthouse.
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A crew boards up the Apple store in downtown Spokane Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Using tear gas, police in riot gear push protesters into Riverfront Park Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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“George Floyd” is spray painted on the sidewalk outside Spokane City Hall, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Protesters ride in cars alongside walking protesters after most of the protesters from the afternoon had gone home Sunday, May 31, 2020 in downtown Spokane.
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A protester holds his hands up just before riot police opened fire with tear gas on the 100 block of North Howard Street. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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“They told me I was trespassing then they opened fire,” said Greyson Hatcher, center, who was shot in the leg by a non-lethal projectile while protesting on West Main Street. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters at Howard Street and Riverside Avenue. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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A man who repeatedly ran through the crowd pushing people and appearing to try to incite violence is arrested near Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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A man who repeatedly ran through a crowd pushing people and appearing to try to incite violence is arrested near Spokane’s Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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A man who repeatedly ran through the crowd pushing people and appearing to try to incite violence is arrested near Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020.
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Protestors and police clash in downtown Spokane during riots after the George Floyd protest on May 31, 2020. The afternoon saw previously peaceful protests prior to the looting of Nike and subsequent street riot.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protesters gather behind barricades at the intersection of Washington Street and Main Avenue. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Riot police advance on protesters, firing non-lethal projectiles at the intersection on Howard Street and Riverside Avenue. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Police in riot gear advance on protesters on Main Avenue between Stevens and Washington Streets on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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A protestor demonstrates on Spokane Falls Boulevard from on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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SPD holds a line against protestors across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors clash with police downtown across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors demonstrate on Spokane Falls Boulevard across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors riot against police following the George Floyd protest downtown in Spokane, Wash. on May 31, 2020. The afternoon was peaceful, but around 6 p.m. Nike was looted and the riots began. Nonlethal force was applied in several waves including tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bags.
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A protestor clashes with a police officer in riot gear downtown across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Officers in riot gear are dispatched in the parking lot across from Riverfront Park after the crowd became more unruly following a man's arrest a few minutes prior on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors become louder after a man was arrested by SPD across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors become louder after a man was arrested by SPD across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors demonstrate on Spokane Falls Boulevard across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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An SPD officer tells a man to back up across from the protest at Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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Protestors become louder after a man was arrested by SPD across from Riverfront Park on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. The gathering drew thousands to remember George Floyd and protest police brutality.
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In a cloud of tear gas, Police in riot gear advance on protesters along Howard Street . Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the Spokane downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Protesters cross the Monroe Street Bridge on their way to the Spokane County Courthouse. Thousands marched in Spokane on Sunday to protest George Floyd’s death, police brutality.
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A SWAT team member in a gas mask secures the intersection of Main Avenue and Howard Street. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Police in riot gear advance on protesters on Main Avenue between Stevens and Washington Streets. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Protesters run as police fire tear gas on North 100 block of Howard Street. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Audrianna Simpson, left, is held by her cousin Jamecia after they were tear-gassed by police on Main Avenue. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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Protesters taunt the police in downtown Spokane, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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As civil unrest intensified, protesters run through clouds of tear gas fired by police in riot gear on West Main Street. Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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The Nike store in downtown Spokane was briefly looted before police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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Police officers hold the line trying to prevent more damage after people started looting the Nike Store in downtown, Spokane, May 31, 2020.
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Police officers hold the line trying to prevent more damage after people started looting the Nike Store in downtown, Spokane, May 31, 2020.
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Protesters taunt the police in downtown Spokane, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Police officers hold the line trying to prevent more damage after people started looting the Nike Store in downtown, Spokane, May 31, 2020.
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Hundreds of protesters were forced out of the downtown core by riot police using non-lethal projectiles and tear gas Sunday evening.
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