RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews work on cleaning up at the Colorado Supreme Court Building after three days of protesting over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMelissa Grant her husband J.C. Culwell and their two boys Dayson, 4, and Wyatt, 20 months, cleanup around downtown after three days of protesting over the death of George Floyd.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostLuke Roth, general manager of Torchy’s Tacos, holds a rock that broke one of the restaurantap windows during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020 in Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA man take photo of the damage at the History Colorado Museum after three days of protesting over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020 in Denver.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA truck does burnouts at 14th and Broadway in Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a protest after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA protest continues outside the Colorado State Capitol on Sunday, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostEthan Kuppermann raises a fist in front of the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on May 31, 2020, during a protest held after the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day. At 8 p.m when the citywide curfew took effect protesters largely dispersed after police did not move in on crowds at the Colorado State Capitol Building.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA man in an Anonymous mask raises a first with fellow protesters in Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020, after the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostMilitary police load up before a protest in Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020, organized to protest the killing of George Floyd, who died on Memorial Day in Minneapolis Police custody.
AAron Ontiveroz, /The Denver PostSignage and flowers are left on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 31, 2020, during a protest held after the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
AAron Ontiveroz, /The Denver PostProtestors gather on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol during a protest after the killing of George Floyd in downtown Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020. After two nights of conflict resulting in officers firing non-lethal weaponry on crowds and crowds demonstrating, Sunday night was markedly less chaotic.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostJovan Brock, left, raises a first as he stands with Jeromiah McRae on the Civil War Monument at the Colorado State Capitol as he and a few remaining protestors stood at the building after crowds dispersed upon the passing of curfew in Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a protest after the killing of George Floyd. After two nights of conflict resulting in officers firing non-lethal weaponry on crowds and crowds demonstrating, Sunday night was markedly less chaotic.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA gallon of milk lays on a graffiti-covered stretch of sidewalks in front of the steps of the Capitol in Denver during a rally organized to protest the killing of George Floyd, who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostProtesters shoot firework into the air outside the Capitol in Denver on May 31, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostFrom left: Syri Howard, 6, his younger sister Sachi, 3, and big brother Sincere, 8, get on top of their parents car parked on Colfax Avenue to join the protest heading down the street in Denver on May 31, 2020. They joined a protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while handcuffed in Minneapolis Police custody.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostJovan Brock leans back on the Civil War Monument at the Colorado State Capitol as he and a few remaining protestors stand at the building after crowds dispersed upon the passing of curfew during in Denver on Sunday, May 31, 2020, during a rally held to protest the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day. At 8 p.m when the citywide curfew took effect protestors largely dispersed after police did not move in on crowds at the Colorado State Capitol Building.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA women watches the protest from her window in Denver on May 31, 2020.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostPolice lock down the intersection of Clarkson and Colfax after people gathered in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 30, 2020, to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostProtesters run away from tear gas during a rally held May 31, 2020, to protest the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA man holds a brick during a rally held May 31, 2020, to protest the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostPolice move down Colfax Avenue during a protest on May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostPolice put a man in custody during a protest on May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in Minneapolis Police custody on Memorial Day.
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Crews work on cleaning up at the Colorado Supreme Court Building after three days of protesting over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020 in Denver.
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By AAron Ontiveroz | aontiveroz@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Marchers who defied Denver’s emergency curfew Sunday following a day of peaceful demonstrations were again doused with tear gas and peppered with foam bullets, though police on this fourth night of protests waited longer to deploy crowd-control munitions.
Demonstrators massed at the state Capitol and in Civic Center Park on Sunday afternoon to protest violence by law enforcement and rally for justice in the name of George Floyd, the black man whose killing by police in Minneapolis sparked a national conflagration.
They marched, gave speeches, played music and filled the area around the Capitol. Much of the day was not only absent violence, but notably calm.
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