White House Went Into Lockdown After Protesters Battle With Police Outside Earlier Today

Daily Mail: White House goes into lockdown as protesters battle with police and burn American flags outside amid countrywide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd

* White House has gone into lockdown as protests over George Floyd's death spread to the seat of government
* One protester was detained by Secret Service after he tried to scale the walls into the grounds
* Public demanded a medic for the man after he was seen with blood on his face amid fears of more brutality
* Minnesota Gov. Walz signed an emergency order to implement a curfew across the whole state
* This came after Minneapolis has been left in tatters after three nights of protests with one shot dead and a police precinct stormed and set alight by rioters
* Protests ramped up in Floyd's hometown of Houston where residents said the cop's arrest is not enough
* In Brooklyn, New York, protesters headed towards the 88th police precinct

The White House has gone into lockdown as protesters tried to scale the walls, battled with Secret Service and burned American flags during protests over George Floyd's death.

Violence has erupted across the US for a fourth night Friday, with protesters gathering where Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, his hometown of Houston and the home of US democracy Washington DC.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an emergency order to implement a curfew across the whole state, following three nights of carnage in Minneapolis that have seen one suspected looter shot dead, cops forced to flee a police precinct as it was stormed and set alight by rioters and the city left in tatters.

The protests have now reached the seat of the US government, with protesters marching to the White House, sending it into lockdown.

Secret Service officers have stopped anyone entering the White House grounds, where President Trump is currently in residence, after a demonstrator tried to scale the fence in Lafayette Park to get inside.

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More News On The White House Going Into Lockdown Earlier Today

White House goes on brief lockdown after protest erupts nearby -- The Hill
White House partially locked down as nationwide George Floyd protests spread to D.C. -- Politico
White House on LOCKDOWN as George Floyd protests break out in capital and across US for fourth night of rage -- The SUN

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