Graffiti at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo / AP
Graffiti at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo / AP
Police cars were blown up, windows were smashed and graffiti that levelled threats against American police officers were seen across the US over the weekend as the country's protests continued.
The turbulence sparked by the death of George Floyd - an African-American man who died after a white Minneapolis policeofficer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes - shook not only the streets of New York and Los Angeles, but dozens of smaller communities such as Fargo, North Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska.
Peaceful protests involving tens of thousands of people yesterday gave way, in some places, to violence, with police vehicles torched, stores emptied and objects hurled at officers.
The photo was captured by Dai Sugano, a photojournalist at The Mercury News who has also captured many scenes of the increasingly violent protests and looting following Floyd's death.
Elsewhere, the police response varied from restrained to aggressive, with officers at times firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Police and peaceful protesters alike pleaded for a stop to violence, saying it weakened calls for justice and reform.
