A street mural reads "Racism IS A PANDEMIC TOO" on June 25, 2020. Murals now cover downtown Raleigh businesses that were boarded up after nights of rioting and protests over the death of George Floyd.
Top: Raleigh Police dressed in riot gear extinguish fires set by rioters outside a CVS in downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide. Bottom: A CVS Pharmacy sits boarded up downtown Raleigh in the weeks following protests during the global COVID-19 Pandemic.
A Raleigh Police officer directs others dressed in riot gear while reacting to protestors in downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A man breaks the window of a local furniture store with a skateboard downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A woman gets emotional while standing up to a police line downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
Protesters stand close to officers, dressed in riot gear, in downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A Wake County Sheriff’s deputy stares down a protestor as tear gas looms behind him downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rocks, bottles, and other objects were thrown at officers that instigated them to deploy tear gas.
Words read painted on a car: “#ICAN’TBREATHE” during protests in downtown Raleigh on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A man throws a rock at a window of a government building in downtown Raleigh, NC on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A protestor flees a tear gas canister deployed by Raleigh police downtown Raleigh, N.C. on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A bat-wielding rioter destroys a Jimmy Johns downtown Raleigh, N.C. on May 30, 2020. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.
A protester removes his mask to shout at a Raleigh Police officer while protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on May 30, 2020. Masks are seen throughout the protest per guidelines from the CDC during the coronavirus pandemic.
Police stand guard in front of the Wake County Courthouse after protests turned violent on May 30, 2020 in downtown Raleigh, N.C. Rioting and looting followed a day of protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as its effects were felt nationwide.