Kenosha

City of Kenosha Declares State of Emergency Curfew

Kenosha police have declared a curfew to take effect at 8:30 p.m.

Signs held peaceful protesters sitting in the street , on May 30, 2020 during a protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The city of Kenosha has declared a state of emergency, setting a curfew Sunday evening amid a large-scale demonstration calling for change after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and acts of civil unrest.

Kenosha police tweeted Sunday that the emergency curfew begins at 8:30 p.m., asking residents to remain home or return home.

“For the public’s safety please comply with the order and remain home,” the Tweet reads. “If you are not at home please go home.”

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