Protests in George Floyd's death turn violent in Brooklyn; cops injured, hundreds arrested

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Protests in Brooklyn that started off peacefully Friday quickly turned violent, with a dozen NYPD officers injured and at least 200 arrests, police cars set ablaze and the door and windows of the 88th Precinct in Clinton Hill vandalized.

There were at least 500 protesters in front of the 88th Precinct. Protesters then tried to break into the 79th precinct in Bedford Stuyvesant, but were then arrested.

Earlier, demonstrators gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan for the second straight day of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who died in police custody.

In Brooklyn, many protesters were pepper sprayed and tackled by police at Fort Greene Park. Bricks were being thrown and windows shattered. There were confrontations as well earlier at the Barclays Center. Police say 125 people were arrested for throwing bottles.