More than 200 gather Downtown in third night of George Floyd protest
Protesters gather on Beale Street during a Friday, May 29, march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A protester stares at Memphis Police officers directing traffic during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters gathered in front of Memphis City Hall during a Friday, May 29, march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Two people hug during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Several hundred people march down Beale Street during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Devante Hill kneels in honor of George Floyd at the intersection Beale Street and B.B. King Boulevard during a Friday, May 29, march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A couple eating diner is surprised to see several hundred protestors walk down Main Street during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Several hundred protestors made their way down Main Street during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Devonte Hill leads a protest through Downtown Memphis over the death of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Several hundred protestors gather on Beale Street during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A protestor holds up a sign during a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Devante Hill leads a crowd of protesters on a May 29, 2020 march throughout Downtown Memphis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters kneel under the Beale Street sign during the third night of protests over the murder of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A crowd that swelled to more than 200 gathered in Downtown Memphis for the third consecutive evening of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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