Looting rampant in downtown Washington amid protests over George Floyd's death

Looting was rampant in downtown Washington and elsewhere in city as protests over George Floyd''s death turned violent for a third straight night.

Protesters broke into a branch of Capital Bank, and empty jewellery boxes could be seen scattered on sidewalk outside a Mervis Diamonds store.

After protesters started looting a La Colombe coffee shop, someone in crowd yelled, “What are you looting a coffee shop for? You''re messing up whole mess." 

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Police officer Derek Chauvin had handcuffed George Floyd and made him beg for breath after arresting him in Minnesota. In a video of incident that went viral all over social media, Chauvin was kneeling on Floyd's neck which resulted in his death.

According to Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MDPS) John Harrington, police officer has been fired from his job and has been taken into custody by criminal bureau.

He added that a trial for case will begin soon, with officer facing third-degree murder and manslaughter charges. 

(Im: AP) 

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