Footage showed buildings on fire in Minneapolis in the early hours of Thursday. A report by The Wall Street Journal said residents took morning walks over broken glass and a McDonald's was recognizable only by its salvaged drive-through menu after the riot.
On the edge of the shopping plaza that included the looted Target, a resident told local media she had been sitting in her car since before sunset, just in case she needed to leave quickly. "We're afraid to go to bed," said the woman, who declined to give her name. "I've never seen this."
Amid the riot, the owner of a nearby pawn shop shot and killed a person suspected of looting his building. Police are investigating the shooting with one suspect in custody.
A video shared on Twitter by Minnesota Public Radio photojournalist Evan Frost showed people gathering again outside local police's Third Precinct by mid-morning. Officers stood with face shields around the building and on its roof.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for the city to remain calm in a plea to his residents overnight.
"Please, Minneapolis, we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy," he tweeted.
The mayor and Floyd's family on Wednesday called for the arrests of the officers involved in his death, and federal authorities on Thursday promised a "robust criminal investigation."
The four officers involved in the case were fired shortly after a video recording Floyd's death went viral on social media on Tuesday, sparking a national outcry for justice. Minneapolis police's statement about Floyd's arrest said that "he physically resisted officers" after getting out of the vehicle, but the video showed two officers grabbing Floyd and pulling him from a vehicle as they put handcuffs on him.
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