Floyd family urges peaceful protests, but violent clashes continue for one more night

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(CNN) - Hours after George Floyd's brother asked protesters to refrain from violence, the place in Minneapolis where Floyd died last week was being treated as a holy monument.

The dim scene was in stark contrast to what was happening in other cities across the country at night, where protesters were unaffected by curfews, forced in an effort to curb the riots that have erupted in the week since death. Floyd's in police custody.

"Our cities are boiling because people suffer," Sadiqa Reynolds, president of the Urban League of Louisville, told CNN's Don Lemon on Monday night. “It is years, years and years of lack of access to justice. It is a lack of responsibility on the part of the Police departments. It is that the good agents do not denounce the bad ”.

Floyd's family, as well as many mayors and governors, support the protests, but have condemned the looting and violence that have led to multiple arrests across the country.

Protesters have also received tear gas and rubber bullets from some Police Departments, although there have been examples of police officers joining the protesters.

Floyd's brother Terrence Floyd spoke to those gathered to honor his brother this Monday, giving a simple message for those who generate violent acts.

Terrence Floyd visits the site near where his brother George was detained by the Minneapolis Police and later died, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"He wouldn't want them to be doing this," he said.

On the day that Terrance Floyd called on protesters for peace, President Trump took an aggressive attitude against protesters. The crowds were forced to back away with tear gas to clear the way for the president to be photographed in front of a historic church. It also threatened military deployment against protests across the country.

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• Four officers were shot at during protests in St. Louis. Two of the police officers were shot in the leg, one in the foot and one in the arm, Chief John Hayden said at a press conference. Injuries are not life threatening, Hayden said.

• The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police is investigating two shootings with officers involved during the night, one in which a police officer was shot, Police told CNN affiliate KVVU-TV.

• More than 40 people were detained in Oakland for violating the curfew that the city launched in response to the protests.

• While the looting took place in New York City's Herald Square, protests in other parts of the city remained peaceful. Mayor Bill de Blasio said a protest at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn was calm, but he urged people to go home, saying there were people in the city who intended "not to protest, but to destroy property and harm others. "

• In the early hours of Tuesday, military helicopters patrolled the skies over Washington to disperse crowds of protesters during the curfew in the city.

Governors reject call for stronger response to protests

Despite Trump calls for the government to take tougher measures against protesters, many state leaders heeded Floyd's family's calls for peace.

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said the president is "threatening Americans with his own Army."

"Your admiration for authoritarians around the world should not allow you to violate 200 years of American tradition of local law enforcement," Inslee said.

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak refuted Trump's suggestion that the National Guard has not done enough in some states, saying two units are ready to protect Nevadans.

"The president has once again taken the path of inciting combativeness, fueling racial tensions and creating division when we need unity more than ever," said Sisolak.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican and frequent critic of the President, said that while he should have been surprised by the hard-line message from the White House, he was not.

"On so many occasions in the past few weeks, when the country needed more compassion and leadership, it just was nowhere to be found," he said.

Two autopsies find Floyd died of manslaughter, but differ in key details

As government leaders debate how to deal with the protests sparked by Floyd's death, two different autopsies disagree on the details of his death.

Both the Hennepin County medical examiner's report and an independent autopsy, commissioned by the Floyd family, concluded that his death was a homicide. But they differ from how it happened.

Last week's video shows that Floyd was arrested by four police officers. Three held him on the ground, and one of them, Derek Chauvin, had his knee on Floyd's neck when he said he couldn't breathe.

The independent autopsy said Floyd died of "sustained pressure suffocation," which cut off blood flow to his brain. But the medical examiner did not mention the suffocation.

The county statement said it found no "physical findings" of suffocation, but that the death was the result of "cardiopulmonary arrest due to neck submission, restriction, and compression." The county said heart disease and drug use were among the "significant conditions" in death, but did not describe the level of drugs in Floyd's body.

Dr. Michael Baden, one of the independent medical examiners, said "There is no other health problem that can cause or contribute to death."

Former agent Derek Chauvin was charged with manslaughter. It was initially expected to be presented in court on June 1, but the hearing was rescheduled for June 8.

"We plan to hold everyone accountable"

Chauvin was arrested for Floyd's death, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Monday that more action will be taken soon.

All four Minneapolis police officers at the scene of Floyd's death have been fired, but only against Chauvin have charges been brought. But amid calls that all officers who saw the incident did not intervene to face justice, Ellison said he is investigating actions against them.

Chauvin is charged with involuntary manslaughter and was initially expected in court on Monday, but his appearance was rescheduled for June 8, the day before Floyd's funeral.

Although he cannot ethically comment further on a possible prosecution, Ellison said Monday that he spent 24 hours before reviewing the evidence.

"We are looking very carefully to hold everyone who failed in their duty and did not comply with the legal requirements of their position or did something affirmative that would violate the law," said Ellison.

"When we are ready, and it will not be long from now, we plan to take appropriate and deliberate action," he said.