National Guard activated in DC as city braces for possible protests following Chauvin trial verdict
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District braces ahead of possible protests around Derek Chauvin verdict
Authorities in the nation’s capital are taking steps to prepare for possible demonstrations surrounding the verdict of Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd.
WASHINGTON - Washington, D.C. is bracing for possible violence ahead of the verdict in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd.
Attorneys in the Derek Chauvin trial are making closing arguments Monday.
FOX 5 s Stephanie Ramirez said a police memo obtained by FOX 5 stated that beginning today D.C. police will be in an all hands on deck mode with all days off cancelled and all officers working 12-hour shifts.
Nationâs capital on edge ahead of Chauvin trial verdict in death of George Floyd
By Melanie Alnwick and FOX 5 Digital Team
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Attorneys in the Derek Chauvin trial are making closing arguments Monday.
FOX 5 s Stephanie Ramirez said a police memo obtained by FOX 5 stated that beginning today D.C. police will be in an all hands on deck mode with all days off cancelled and all officers working 12-hour shifts.
Ramirez says FOX 5 has confirmed that Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested as many as 300 members of the National Guard be ready to go at the D.C. Armory should D.C. police need more support.
4 arrested after 2nd night of DC protests ahead of Chauvin verdict article
Four people following vandalism at the Christopher Columbus fountain outside DC s Union Station (FOX 5 DC / Stephanie Ramirez).
WASHINGTON - D.C. police arrested three adults and one teenager in Saturday night’s anti-police brutality protest, which comes as District leaders prepare for potential demonstrations in response to a possible Derek Chauvin trial verdict this week.
Saturday marked a second night of demonstrations in the District.
FOX 5 also found the Union Station Christopher Columbus fountain vandalized Sunday morning. The graffiti messages included curses directed toward police. There were also burnt flair cases on and around the fountain.
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