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Protesters peacefully disperse in downtown Detroit amid rising tensions across the country

Posted at 8:16 PM, Jun 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-01 23:22:28-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — As Detroit''s curfew went into effect at 8:00 p.m., a protest march continued throughout the city. It ended shortly after they returned to police headquarters.

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According to 7 Investigator Ross Jones, the protesters were escorted by Detroit Police, despite the curfew going into effect.

Today's protest came after more than 100 people were arrested during protests Sunday night that were broken up by police.

Those arrests followed other arrested both Friday and Saturday evenings, in reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.