Officials call protest in Salt Lake City ‘mostly peaceful’

Officials call protest in Salt Lake City ‘mostly peaceful’

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A largely peaceful protest over George Floyd’s death made its way through downtown Salt Lake City after the mayor announced a new week long curfew. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that demonstrators gathered outside the city’s police headquarters Monday and convinced several officers to kneel with them. Police fired a few rubber bullets to disperse the crowd later that night. Salt Lake City police said in a tweet that the window of an armored vehicle was shattered. Several people also were arrested, including someone carrying a loaded handgun. The protests weren’t nearly as volatile as those on Saturday. The mayor has extended curfew until next Monday.