George Floyd protests

2020 Twin Cities riots
Protesters, police, and tear gas outside the Super Target in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date	May 27, 2020 - present
Location	Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S.
Caused by	Reaction to the death of George Floyd
Methods	Widespread rioting, looting, assault, arson, protests, property damage
Resulted in	Ongoing

The 2020 Twin Cities riots are an ongoing series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Unrest began in Minneapolis on May 26, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin, an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department. Demonstrations and protests were initially peaceful, but windows were smashed at a police precinct, two stores were set on fire, and other stores were looted and damaged in the metropolitan area. Law enforcement responded by shooting tear gas and firing rubber bullets into the crowds.