GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Flames emitting from police cruisers.
Thrown fireworks exploding on downtown streets.
Police, dressed in riot gear, standing should to shoulder.
And large storefront windows breaking.
The sights of the riots in Grand Rapids in late spring 2020 created an unbelievable scene in the downtown of Michigan’s second-largest city. The video above shows several different parts of the riot.
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Rioters caused more than $2 million in damage when hundreds of downtown windows were broken and some stores were looted May 30, 2020.
Held in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, demonstrations in Grand Rapids on that day started out peaceful. However, a riot transpired as night fell.
Here’s a by the numbers look back at that chaotic night:
- $2.07 million -- The damage estimate caused by the riot.
- 7 -- The number of police cruisers set ablaze overnight.
- 22 -- The number of people arrested and facing riot charges.
- 100 -- The number of buildings estimated to be damaged in the riot.
- Thousands – The crowd estimate earlier in the day for the protest that was peaceful.
- $503,000 -- The amount spent on overtime pay by Grand Rapids police.
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