Traffic disrupted, tear gas deployed in wake of downtown Houston rally over George Floyd's death
Source: Houston Chronicle
Frustration and anger over the death of Third Ward native George Floyd boiled over Friday night in downtown Houston, as hundreds of protesters blocked roads and hurled objects, injuring police officers and damaging patrol cars. Police, in turn, dispelled tear gas and made several arrests as the protest stretched into the night.
Around 9 p.m., the city sent an emergency notification that it had closed “all highway and street access into and out of downtown.”
“Those outside of downtown are being asked to avoid traveling near the area through the night,” the alert said.
Officers in SWAT gear used tear gas to dispel a crowd near Capitol and Caroline Streets, near where protesters overtook a police cruiser hours earlier, smashing its windshield and windows. Police radio traffic reported looting in the Verizon store on Main Street.
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