Protesters fill downtown Riverside to protest death of George Floyd
![RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Demonstrators retreat as Riverside County Sheriffs fire non-lethal rounds after law enforcement announced an unlawful assembly and protesters did not leave during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cbb821f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3237x1931+0+0/resize/1440x859!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F18%2F35009c99473d98793be0fdef6bfa%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-2-gmf.jpg)
Protesters retreat as Riverside County deputies open fire with rubber bullets after declaring an unlawful assembly. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![A protester screams in pain after being injured](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/72d344d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2800+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F18%2F8acb86084810b0e13a66c3493588%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-10-gmf.jpg)
A protester screams in pain as others administer first aid after he was struck by a rubber bullet fired by Riverside County deputies on Monday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![Fireworks explode behind law enforcement officers during Riverside protest](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7fdc6e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3325x2072+0+0/resize/1440x897!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F22%2Fef09f7394b22b36e70cd1d3cb61b%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-5-gmf.jpg)
Fireworks explode behind law enforcement officers during Riverside protest the killing of George Floyd. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![Protesters take cover as Riverside County deputies open fire with rubber bullets](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b8ae14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2607x1549+0+0/resize/1440x856!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F67%2Fc248969c4729b313c3387c088a06%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-12-gmf.jpg)
Protesters take cover as Riverside County deputies open fire with rubber bullets after declaring an unlawful assembly Monday in Riverside. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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![A lone protester faces a line of advancing police and deputies in Riverside.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf46a48/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2499+0+0/resize/1440x857!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fbe%2F7805ffeb422897ea12042683ad2c%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-19-gmf.jpg)
A lone protester faces a line of advancing police and deputies in Riverside. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco takes a knee with protesters in Riverside](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/098f609/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2920+0+0/resize/1381x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2Fa0%2F7b5e930a4b8a9f4861b02e804cd2%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-13-gmf.jpg)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco takes a knee with protesters who had marched to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
![Protesters stand arm in arm after marching to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9bab0b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2800+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2Fa2%2F302fb665422a86cc4854ad882239%2Fla-photos-1staff-549888-me-0601-riverside-protests-george-floyd-17-gmf.jpg)
Protesters stand arm in arm after marching to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)