Police detain protesters in the aftermath of a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd on Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
Matt Rourke / AP Photo
Matt Rourke / AP Photo
Police detain protesters in the aftermath of a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd on Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
(Philadelphia) — Demonstrators returned over the weekend to a Philadelphia interstate where police last month used tear gas, bean bags and pepper spray during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Scores of demonstrators decrying the city’s handling of the protests Sunday afternoon spilled onto Interstate 676, a portion of which was closed during the march.
Videos of police firing tear gas June 1 at dozens of protesters trapped on 676 by SWAT team officers on both sides, many unable to retreat to an on-ramp, drew nationwide attention. At least one high-ranking commander took a voluntary demotion and the police commissioner announced a moratorium on the use of tear gas in most situations.
Floyd died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck even as he pleaded for air and stopped moving.
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