George Floyd protests: Police make nearly 1,400 arrests

Law enforcement officials arrested about 1,400 people in 17 US cities during the unrest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angles Report says, citing The Daily Telegraph.

US law enforcement officials had detained at least 1,383 people since May 28, when a wave of protests over the death of an African-American began across the country. However, according to the agency, the actual number of detainees may be higher. Riots broke out in Minneapolis and many other cities after the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody. A video taken on Monday evening shows a Minneapolis police officer keeping his knee on the neck of a motionless, moaning man at the foot of a squad car.

Floyd, in the video, says several times that he can't breathe, then goes quiet. He died in intensive care. Four police officers were fired after the riots began, and one of them was charged with negligent homicide.