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Federal prosecutors announce that Ivan Harrison Hunter, an alleged member of the Boogaloo Bois, has been charged for firing an AK-47 at a police station in Minneapolis during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
2020-10-23

A Hennepin County, Minnesota judge drops the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes in May. He still faces second-degree murder and manslaughter charges.
2020-10-22

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is tear-gassed in the city's downtown, according to video from a "New York Times" journalist. The video shows Wheeler, wearing goggles and a face mask amid a crowd of people, holding his nose and closing his eyes in distress as a cloud of tear gas drifts by him. It is unknown at this time who is responsible for deploying the tear gas and there is nothing to indicate the mayor was targeted.
2020-07-23

A lawsuit is filed against the Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd's death.
2020-07-15

In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order limiting the use of police chokeholds, except in cases where “deadly force is allowed by law”.
2020-06-16

Several people, including George Floyd's brother, testify about police brutality and systemic racism before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in support of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
2020-06-10

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R–AR) publishes a op-ed for the "New York Times" calling for the mobilization of American troops in response to the protests.
2020-06-3

Four police officers are shot in St. Louis amid rioting in the downtown area of the city.
2020-06-1