Hundreds of Tacoma residents flooded the city's streets Monday, to protest police brutality and systemic racism in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Floyd died last week in Minneapolis while in police custody. His death was ruled a homicide, according to an medical examiner report released Monday. A police officer, Devin Chauvin, has been charged with third-degree murder.
WATCH: Protesters march through downtown Tacoma this afternoon (video from @mattmdm). #GeorgeFloydprotest pic.twitter.com/3yMjqypegl
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Floyd's death has sparked widespread protests across the country and the world, including demonstrations in the Pacific Northwest. Monday's protest in Tacoma followed several that unfolded in the city over the weekend. Ted S. Warren, a photographer for The Associated Press, was present for the demonstration. Below are some photos from the march.
A person leads chants with a megaphone as protesters lie face-down on the street at an intersection in Tacoma, Wash., for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during a protest Monday, June 1, 2020. The demonstration against police brutality follows the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
Credit Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press
