As Monday turned into Tuesday, a mostly peaceful protest again morphed into rioting and looting in Downtown Madison, with shots fired, an attack on a journalist and the beating of two men trying to stop others from looting.
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Hundreds of protesters gather peacefully at the Capitol before a small group of protesters broke off and started looting, inspiring others to follow. The protest remained peaceful for around three and a half hours after the 9:30 p.m. curfew.
The statue Forward, on the Capitol grounds facing State Street, is covered in paint.
A group of young women walking out of Shoo, a shoe store on State Street, around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
A lone protester approaches a line of police in riot gear on State Street early Tuesday morning. Police waited until around 1:10 a.m. — after the looting and window breaking started — before making an appearance. The police were followed by members of the National Guard.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway speaks to protesters June 1 while they block off John Nolen Drive.
Norman Davis, 18 speaks to protesters while they block off John Nolen Drive. He tells of an experience when he was only 12, and a white woman called the cops on him and his little brother because they sat next to her on a bench. "I remember feeling naked. I remember feeling hopeless," he said.
People protesting the death of George Floyd shut down all six lanes of John Nolen Drive in Madison Monday.
Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Downtown Madison on Monday, shutting down traffic on John Nolen Drive for more than an hour as organizers vowed a week of action against racism and police brutality.
Hundreds of protesters gather outside of the Madison Police Department building, having marched there after shutting John Nolen Drive down for nearly six hours.
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