Two officers with the Atlanta Police Department have reportedly been fired for alleged excessive use of force over the weekend while responding to protests and rioting in the city over the weekend.
An officer with the Wilson Borough (PA) Police Department was struck in the head by a combative subject who was attempting to assault another man during a domestic incident.
An officer with the Federal Protective Service was shot and killed Friday night in Oakland amid protests over the death of George Floyd.
Two people—one a so-called human rights activist and another an attorney with a Manhattan law firm—were arrested over the weekend for throwing a Molotov Cocktail at a New York Police Department patrol vehicle, leaving it charred from the flames.
Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department were hit with bricks and Molotov cocktails in West Philadelphia Sunday as peaceful protesting turned into violent rioting over the weekend.
The total number of officers nationwide injured in the weeklong rioting remains unclear, and the destruction of property is estimated to be multiple millions of dollars. An untold number of rioters have been arrested for failing to comply with commands to disperse, and numerous otherwise-peaceful protesters have been injured by those who have turned violent during public gatherings.
Officials say three Fort Bend County Sheriff's deputies and a Pct 4 deputy constables responded to a report of a suspect entering a vacant residence.
Rioters broke into the precinct around 10 p.m. local time, after police on the rooftop previously tried to disperse a gathering crowd using "flash bang" shots and tear gas.
Derek Chauvin, 44, was arrested late Friday morning and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter four days after the incident.
An off-duty officer with the Washington DC Metro Police Department was en route home after his shift when he came upon a vehicle wreck in suburban Maryland. He quickly leaped into action, extracting the driver from the burning pickup.
