On May 30, a peaceful protest event named "A National Day of Action — Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and lives cut short by Raleigh and Durham police departments," was organized, with crowds gathering by the Wake County Justice Center before marching up Fayetteville Street.
By 6 pm, the number of protesters had grown to around 1,000 people.
Around 6:45, the protests descended into chaos as people began throwing objects at Raleigh police officers, resulting in officers using tear gas and pepper spray on the crowds.
Officers continued to deploy tear gas through the evening.
Nearly every storefront along Fayetteville street was vandalized.
From 11:30 p.m. on May 30 through 2 am.
May 31, people looted and vandalized downtown businesses, including breaking windows and setting fires, causing police to deploy tear gas in heavier amounts.
By 6 am, Raleigh police reported protests in the city had ceased.
12 people were arrested and five officers were sent to hospitals, including one with a broken jaw.
On June 1, the mayor of Raleigh issued a city-wide curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in an attempt to end the riots.
Police also fired on employees of a gay bar who were operating a first aid station in their parking lot.

On June 19, Raleigh had a series of Juneteenth events including marches  run by NC Building Our Revolution Now (NCBORN),  Truth Revealed Organization and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law of Campbell University , and a series of smaller events like cookouts put on by churches or individuals.
The night began with protesters peacefully marching all over the city, including down Bragg Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
As the protestors from various marches converged at the North Carolina State Capitol, some protesters tied ropes around the necks of statues on the Confederate Capitol Monument.
A group of North Carolina State Capitol Police pepper sprayed protestors and cut the ropes, ending the attempt to topple the statues with one arrest and several police injured via being tackled by a protestor, hanging from the rope, and getting pepper sprayed by other officers.
Protesters were eventually successful in tearing down the Confederate statues after the North Carolina State Capitol Police were given orders to retreat.
After the removal of the statues, protesters hung a statue by its neck on a streetlight.
Conrad James of Living Ultra-Violet was charged with felony Inciting a riot in connection with the destruction of the statues on June 19.
On May 30, a peaceful protest event named "A National Day of Action — Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and lives cut short by Raleigh and Durham police departments," was organized, with crowds gathering by the Wake County Justice Center before marching up Fayetteville Street. By 6 pm, the number of protesters had grown to around 1,000 people. Around 6:45, the protests descended into chaos as people began throwing objects at Raleigh police officers, resulting in officers using tear gas and pepper spray on the crowds. Officers continued to deploy tear gas through the evening. Nearly every storefront along Fayetteville street was vandalized. From 11:30 p.m. on May 30 through 2 am. May 31, people looted and vandalized downtown businesses, including breaking windows and setting fires, causing police to deploy tear gas in heavier amounts. By 6 am, Raleigh police reported protests in the city had ceased. 12 people were arrested and five officers were sent to hospitals, including one with a broken jaw. On June 1, the mayor of Raleigh issued a city-wide curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in an attempt to end the riots. Police also fired on employees of a gay bar who were operating a first aid station in their parking lot.
On June 19, Raleigh had a series of Juneteenth events including marches  run by NC Building Our Revolution Now (NCBORN),  Truth Revealed Organization and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law of Campbell University , and a series of smaller events like cookouts put on by churches or individuals. The night began with protesters peacefully marching all over the city, including down Bragg Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. As the protestors from various marches converged at the North Carolina State Capitol, some protesters tied ropes around the necks of statues on the Confederate Capitol Monument. A group of North Carolina State Capitol Police pepper sprayed protestors and cut the ropes, ending the attempt to topple the statues with one arrest and several police injured via being tackled by a protestor, hanging from the rope, and getting pepper sprayed by other officers. Protesters were eventually successful in tearing down the Confederate statues after the North Carolina State Capitol Police were given orders to retreat. After the removal of the statues, protesters hung a statue by its neck on a streetlight. Conrad James of Living Ultra-Violet was charged with felony Inciting a riot in connection with the destruction of the statues on June 19.
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