Rioters used Molotov cocktails and caused fire to start in the town of Argenteuil for the second consecutive night after the death of a youngster in a traffic accident on May 17. The police intervened again. Second night of urban violence in Argenteuil (Val d’Oise) on May 18: rioters again targeted the police with fireworks and jets of Molotov cocktails. This phenomenon of urban violence began the day before, after a traffic accident, when an 18-year-old young man, Sabri, was killed in a motocross accident on the night of May 16 to 17. Source RT
Protests that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd turned violent in the St. Louis area, where four police officers were shot and wounded and a retired St. Louis police captain was killed by looters at a pawn shop, actions that the governor blamed on “criminals” and “thugs.” Source AP News
All over Chinatown-International District, Seattle city crews have shored up businesses with plywood to protect them from vandals and looters. Source Komo News
The owner of the San Leandro Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership, Carlos Hidalgo, said that although he blocked the exits with cars as a precaution, the thieves “began to ram, ramming until they were able to get out. They took out chains and fence posts. It was an act very malicious, ”FOX 2 reported in Oakland. Source News DIo
