Derek Chauvin, a white former police officer, was charged with murder days after using his knee to pin down George Floyd, a black man who later died.
Protesters in Minneapolis were peacefully defying an 8 p.m. curfew. The Atlanta mayor pleaded for calm, asking, “What are you changing by tearing up a city?”
Here’s what you need to know:
- Fired officer is charged with third-degree murder after George Floyd’s death.
- Minneapolis is under a night curfew as the National Guard roams the streets.
- Police cars and CNN sign are vandalized as unrest grows in Atlanta.
- Protests spread across the country, briefly locking down the White House.
- Officers and protesters trade projectiles outside Barclays Center in New York.
- Mr. Floyd was pinned for minutes while unresponsive, prosecutors said.
- A stronger murder charge would have required a motive for Mr. Floyd’s death.
