Protestors Set Minneapolis Police Station on Fire; Officers Flee

Protestors set fire to a Minneapolis police station, forcing officers to flee, after rioters broke into the building during violent protests on Wednesday night. Protests erupted following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died following an incident in which a white Minneapolis officer pinned him to the ground by placing a knee on his neck. Protestors looted, damaged, graffitied, and set fire to multiple businesses in the city, prompting Gov. Tim Walz to send in the National Guard. Protests also occurred in other U.S. cities. In Columbus, protestors breeched and damaged the Ohio Statehouse; in Denver and Louisville, shots rang out.