George Floyd protests: 19-year-old protester shot dead by ‘unknown gunman’ in Detroit

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George Floyd protests: 19-year-old protester shot dead by ‘unknown gunman’ in Detroit
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BREAKING: A 19-year-old man has been shot and killed after an unknown gunman opened fire on US protesters.

A protester grabs at the vest of a police officer in Detroit. Picture: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images/AFPSergeant Nicole Kirkwood said officers had been in a confrontation with dozens of protesters, when a suspect in a Dodge Durango drove to the scene and fired shots on the crowd about 11.30pm.

Reports have emerged of looting of major businesses in the city’s shopping precinct with rioters attacking police vehicles, lighting fires and forcing officers to retreat. Demonstrators smashed through the windows of two patrolling California Highway Patrol cars as hundreds of people blocked the Hollywood 101 Freeway earlier on Friday, according to NBC.

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