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lunasun

(21,646 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 02:03 PM Jun 2020

I have a heavy heart reading about those lost in violence during the last week while I'm still

grieving the murder of George Floyd

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8378969/Two-people-killed-unrest-Chicago-number-people-killed-protests-reaches-eleven.html.

Italia Kelly, 22,was shot in her car in a Walmart parking lot in Davenport, Iowa, just as she was leaving a demonstration late on Sunday night.

Another victim was also shot during protests in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, according to officials. Police have not yet named them.

David McAtee, 53, who ran a barbecue business in Louisville, Kentucky was shot and killed by police on Monday. His death came as officers from the Louisville Police Department and National Guard soldiers opened fire to clear a large crowd that were still gathered after a curfew was in effect.

Patrick Underwood, 53, of Pinole, California, was on duty during the riots as a security guard at a federal building in Oakland when he was shot at and killed by someone in a car.
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