Police in riot gear fire rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of protestors demanding the arrest of four Minneapolis cops involved in the death of black man George Floyd

• Chaos erupted at a Minneapolis protest Tuesday night over George Floyd's death on Monday
• Police in riot gear threw tear gas and rubber bullets at people who held banners saying 'I can't breathe'
• Demonstrators were pictured with milk doused in their faces to limit the effects of the gas 
• Protesters were demanding the four officers are charged over the black man's death  
• A video emerged Monday showing white cop Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during his arrest 
• Floyd was heard repeatedly telling cops he was in pain and could not breathe before losing consciousness 
• Minneapolis Police Department confirmed the man later died in the hospital and four officers have been fired
• FBI and state authorities are now investigating the man's death 
• George Floyd's family said the cops 'murdered' Floyd and are calling for officers to face murder charges  

By RACHEL SHARP FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and KAREN RUIZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM- 26 May 2020 

Minneapolis cops in riot gear last night fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of defiant protesters who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd, the black man who died after a white officer was filmed kneeling on his neck during his arrest.

Demonstrators carrying placards reading 'I can't breathe' and 'Justice 4 Floyd' surrounded a police precinct Tuesday night after the disturbing video of 46-year-old Floyd begging the cop to stop before falling unconscious was shared online.

Four members of the Minneapolis Police Department who were involved in Monday's incident have now been fired, and the FBI and state law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation into Floyd's death.

The victim's heartbroken family have called for the cops to be charged with murder and their lawyer revealed white cop Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for a staggering eight minutes during the arrest for forgery.  

Floyd's death has caused outrage across America with political figures and celebrities including Cardi B, P Diddy and Demi Lovato voicing their anger.   

Floyd worked as a security guard at Conga Latin Bistro, a local bistro in Minneapolis. The bar's owners have described him as a 'very calm, nice guy' who was not the type to be 'aggressive' or 'disrespectful'. 

The demonstrators demanded the arrest of the four officers and converged on a police station, but were met with rubber bullets and tear gas fired by masked cops as the city's streets descended into chaos.   

Some had their faces doused in milk to limit the effects of the gas while others ran for cover. 

A protesters smashes the window of a police squad car as hundreds converge on a police precinct in Minneapolis in anger at the death of George Floyd after a police officer knelt on his neck before he died

Minneapolis cops in riot gear last night fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of defiant protesters who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd

Protesters raised their fists and sported face masks to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 as they gathered for the rally near the spot where Floyd died 

Police and protesters clash as night falls on Minneapolis Tuesday - one day after black man George Floyd died 

Floyd was filmed Monday begging the Minneapolis cop to stop and telling him he could not breathe before he lost consciousness and later died

Chaos has erupted at a Minneapolis protest over George Floyd's death as police in riot gear threw tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators demanding the white cops are charged over the black man's killing

Shawanda Hill (right), the girlfriend of George Floyd, is comforted near the spot where he died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police

People were packed in for the rally Tuesday which began peacefully but descended into carnage later in the day

Shawanda Hill, the girlfriend of George Floyd, was pictured at the rally near the spot where he died

 

Protesters gather under the rain to protest on Tuesday evening, near the spot where George Floyd died

 

One man is pictured wearing a gas mask at the scene where protesters were faced with cops throwing tear gas canisters at them

A protester runs through tear gas after police threw gas canisters to disperse the crowds 

Demonstrators carrying placards reading 'I can't breathe' and 'Justice 4 Floyd' surrounded a police precinct Tuesday night. Milk drains from the face of a protester who had been exposed to percussion grenades and tear gas outside the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct on Tuesday

The demonstators demanded the arrest of the four officers but were met with rubber bullets and tear gas fired by masked cops as the city's streets descended into chaos. 

Armed police officers wearing riot gear and gas marks take to the streets to disperse protesters gathered for George Floyd in Minneapolis

George Floyd's (pictured) heartbroken family have called for the cops to be charged with murder and their lawyer revealed white cop Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for a staggering eight minutes during the arrest for forgery

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