{"id":137194,"date":"2020-05-29T12:23:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=137194"},"modified":"2020-05-30T14:29:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T21:29:25","slug":"black-lives-matter-organizes-las-vegas-protest-over-unarmed-mans-death-case-echoes-venetian-chokehold-fatality-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/black-lives-matter-organizes-las-vegas-protest-over-unarmed-mans-death-case-echoes-venetian-chokehold-fatality-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter Organizes Las Vegas Protest Over Unarmed Man\u2019s Death, Case Echoes Venetian Chokehold Fatality in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE: What began as a peaceful protest in Las Vegas over the death of George Floyd turned violent Friday evening leading police to make 80 arrests and left 12 officers injured, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. Metropolitan police Capt. Dori Koren said some of those arrested may have been outside agitators. At about 8:30 pm, some 150 protesters were pressed down Flamingo Road by multiple officers wearing riot gear, the Review-Journal<\/em> reported.\u00a0 Police are trying to ensure non-violent protesters are given the right to have their voices heard, Koren said.<\/strong><\/p>\n Activist group Black Lives Matter plans to hold a protest Friday afternoon on the Las Vegas Strip in connection with this week\u2019s death of George Floyd. The unarmed, handcuffed black man was in police custody in Minneapolis when he died. Monday\u2019s death has sparked both violent and peaceful protests nationwide.<\/p>\n