Governor says situation in Minneapolis remains 'incredibly dangerous'

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that the situation in Minneapolis remains "incredibly dangerous" as protests continue in the city following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old who died in the custody of police who knelt on his neck.

In an early morning press conference on Saturday, Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey both urged people to go home.

"This is not grieving, this is not making a statement. This is life-threatening and dangerous to the well-qualified forces that are out there facing this," Gov. Walz said. "You need to go home. You need to go home."

Walz later urged peace while expressing confident to response to the crisis. "Minnesotans are asking for and deserve confidence that we can respond to this crisis, and we will. We are continuing to coordinate efforts at the state and local level while accessing resources from across the country to keep our communities safe. I urge for peace at this time," he wrote on Twitter.

Frey has ordered everyone off the city's streets starting at 8:00 p.m. (0100 GMT Saturday) until 6 a.m., excepting law enforcement, fire and medical personnel and national guard troops deployed for peacekeeping.

But many protesters defied the curfew and took to the streets chanting "I can't breathe" with some protesters even setting fire to public facilities.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in face of the unrest and arrested several demonstrators who violated the curfew. While in some other 20 cities across the U.S., demonstrators have also gathered on the streets, some peaceful and some destructive.

According to CNN, two Federal Protective Service officers suffered gunshot wounds amid protests Friday night in Oakland, California and one of the officers has died from his injuries.

And earlier, media report said a 19-year-old also died during protest in downtown Detroit.

Two Federal Protective Service officers shot, one killed in Oakland protests