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The following is an account of anti-police violence protests in the Bay Area Friday with approximate time stamps.
1:30 a.m. Damage at Target in the aftermath of the demonstrations
12:15 a.m. Damage from protestors at Wells Fargo in Oakland
Walgreens at 14th and Broadway hit by looters after violence breaks out at Oakland demonstration in support of #GeorgeFloyd #breakingnews #protest #oakland @mercnews pic.twitter.com/XqphgCiV6v
— Anda Chu (@anda_chu) May 30, 2020
12:01 a.m. Protesters commandeered a small bulldozer following outbursts of violence and attacks on several businesses downtown. Read more about the Oakland protests here.
Protesters camadere a small bulldozer after violence breaks out at Oakland demonstration in support of #GeorgeFloyd #breakingnews #protest #oakland @mercnews pic.twitter.com/egzDx7GreO
— Anda Chu (@anda_chu) May 30, 2020
7:55 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. A live stream of the Oakland protests
Multiple fires reported in #downtownoakland #oakland pic.twitter.com/Wqs0YvUL3H
— Oakland Firefighters (@OaklandFireLive) May 30, 2020
11:00 p.m. Oakland Firefighters reported multiple fires in downtown.
9:00 p.m. The San Jose protests continued into the evening. Just after 9 p.m., a large crowd blocked an intersection in downtown San Jose, cutting off an SUV as it tried to make its way through the group. When some protesters began rushing at the vehicle, the driver attempted to make a U-turn — running over at least two people in reverse. Read more on the story.
WARNING: Disturbing images.
We were covering the protest in San Jose when this SUV sped up toward crowd then reversed, hitting at least two people.
Video courtesy: Julian Romero pic.twitter.com/0MeoapW0VD
— Maria Medina (@MariaKPIX) May 30, 2020
8:30 p.m. Protesters in Oakland shut down the northbound and southbound lanes of I-880 freeway.
OAKLAND, CA – May 29: Protesters decrying the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis marched down Broadway Street in Oakland as part of a multi-day series of demonstrations that began on Friday night. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
7:46 p.m. Protesters in Oakland began marching down Broadway in the first of three consecutive protests planned this weekend, which are being branded the Minneapolis Solidarity Demonstration.
5:30 p.m.: San Jose Police officers formed a line at Eighth Street and Santa Clara Avenue, with officers declaring the gathering an unlawful assembly before demanding protestors disperse.
Some police began firing rubber bullets at protestors while demonstrators chucked water bottles and other objects toward the line of officers.
5 p.m.: One commuter whose car window was smashed by protesters told a correspondent on scene that they agreed with protesters.
4 p.m.: A handful of activists in San Jose smash car windows in an otherwise peaceful protest.
3 p.m.: Protesters decrying the police killing of George Floyd rallied in downtown San Jose on Friday, blocking a portion of Highway 101 while chanting “Black Lives Matter.”
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Counterpart demonstrations to the protest in San Jose will begin in Oakland at 8 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza.
In a statement provided to this news organization, the San Jose police department said it was “aware of the planned protest,” and offered no details on how many officers would be assigned to ensure public safety or what tactics law enforcement would employ.
Interim Oakland Police Chief Susan Manheimer released a statement Friday saying the members of her department were “deeply disturbed,” by what they observed in the video of Floyd’s death.
“We stand with our community in denouncing this incident and all incidents of police brutality,” Manheimer said. “We stand with all in our community who have traditionally been marginalized, oppressed and who have been harmed by our systems and institutions. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of George Floyd and to that entire community.”
Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf also released a statement on Twitter Thursday in the aftermath of Floyd’s death.
“The killing of George Floyd is our American travesty, repeated,” Schaaf said. “It’s a nauseating act of gov. violence against a Black man, and it angers our city and communities across the country. We can, and must, undo the systems that allow it, and build a more beloved community right now.”
Demonstrations are a manifestation of justified outrage caused by systemic racism and injustice. Free speech is part of Oakland’s DNA and we will create a safe space for people to voice their anger and demand justice. pic.twitter.com/Wx1cv7BFIC
— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) May 29, 2020
