Rioters in North Carolina’s capital city smashed windows, splashed red paint and threw objects at law enforcement officers Friday night after ignoring a 10 p.m. curfew imposed on a downtown protest, according to reports. The crowd in Raleigh also removed barriers from outside the Wake County Justice Center and tossed them into the street or into nearby bushes, Raleigh’s WRAL-TV reported. Earlier in the evening in Raleigh, a group formed a circle and watched an American flag being burned, according to the station. Members of the crowd said they wanted Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman to step down, alleging Freeman was helping to promote institutional racism. Just a day earlier, Freeman had cleared a White Raleigh police officer of charges following the January shooting death of a Black man, WRAL reported.

Source: Fox News August 29, 2020 09:11 UTC