US Police murdered a Black man in Lafayette, Louisiana. They claimed that he had a knife, but the video clearly shows him walking away from the police when he was shot at least 10 times in the back from extremely close range.

At time same time, eyewitnesses dispute the police's version of events that he was carrying a knife.

Protesters took to the street and block traffic at the intersection of Willow St and Evangeline Thruway after vigil held for Trayford Pellerin.

The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations has launched an investigation into the incident.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost eight minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down, begging for his life and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe".

Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane further restrained Floyd, while officer Tou Thao prevented bystanders from intervening. During the final two minutes, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse while Chauvin ignored onlookers' pleas to remove his knee, which he did not do until medics told him to.

After the killing of George Floyd, unrest began in local protests in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area before quickly spreading nationwide and in over 60 countries internationally supporting Black Lives Matter. Over 2,000 cities in the US have seen demonstrations as of June 13. While the majority of protests have been peaceful, demonstrations in some cities descended into riots and looting, with more being marked by street skirmishes and significant police brutality, notably against peaceful protesters and reporters.

At least 200 cities in the U.S. had imposed curfews by June 3, while more than 30 states and Washington, D.C, activated over 62,000 National Guard personnel due to the mass unrest. (ILKHA)