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Peaceful protests end in looting, violence

The latest from the George Floyd protests in Boston yesterday

Protestors and police clash following march to protest death of George Floyd

Protestors and police clash after a peaceful march to the State House to protest the death of George Floyd. (Shelby Lum|Globe Staff)

Boston protests against George Floyd killing begin peacefully, end in violence

A peaceful series of rallies to protest the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police turned sharply violent on Sunday night, as demonstrators pelted police with bottles and cans, torched a police cruiser, damaged vehicles, and looted stores throughout Downtown Crossing and the Back Bay.

These photos show how chaotic Boston got after Sunday?s protest over George Floyd

Following George Floyd protests, Boston police confirm 7 officers hospitalized, about 40 arrests

Mayor Walsh, Governor Baker, Maura Healey react to Boston protests: ?I see you. I hear you. I will use my voice for you.?

Across the country on Sunday, unrest overshadows peaceful protests yet again

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Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

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Secret Service agents rushed President Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

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As anger and violence erupted in US cities over the death of George Floyd, President Trump and the Justice Department focused their ire more on the protesters ? with plenty of allegations about thugs and looters and the radical left ? than on the core issue of the protests: police brutality.

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About 2,000 people held a peaceful rally in Providence to protest the death of George Floyd, a Black man allegedly killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis.

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Following George Floyd protests, Boston police confirm 7 officers hospitalized, about 40 arrests

Boston police issued a community alert early Monday following Sunday?s peaceful rallies that turned violent by night, stating 7 officers were hospitalized, 21 cruisers were damaged, and about 40 individuals were arrested.

Mayor Walsh, Governor Baker, Maura Healey react to Boston protests: ?I see you. I hear you. I will use my voice for you.?

Mayor Walsh also said he was "angered" by those "who came into our city and chose to engage in acts of destruction and violence, undermining their message."

Boston protests against George Floyd killing begin peacefully, end in violence

A peaceful series of rallies to protest the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police turned sharply violent on Sunday night, as demonstrators pelted police with bottles and cans, torched a police cruiser, damaged vehicles, and looted stores throughout Downtown Crossing and the Back Bay.

These photos show how chaotic Boston got after Sunday?s protest over George Floyd

Protestors and police clash following march to protest death of George Floyd

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