Utah National Guard called after armed protesters torch car

Utah National Guard called after armed protesters torch car

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has activated the Utah National Guard after a protest in Salt Lake City turned violent. Herbert says in a tweet that the Guard will help control “the escalating situation” in the downtown area. What started as a peaceful protest Saturday against the death of George Floyd has turned destructive. A group of people flipped over a police car and lit it on fire. Some demonstrators smashed eggs and wrote graffiti on the walls of a police station. Others marched through downtown Salt Lake City to the state Capitol. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall imposed an 8 p.m. curfew.