AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Thousands of protesters descended on the Colorado Capitol to express their outrage Saturday in Denver’s largest demonstration thus far over the death of George Floyd this week at the hands of Minnesota police.
The day marked the third in a row that hordes of people — clad in face masks and holding signs — inundated downtown Denver in the midst of a global pandemic that has mostly kept people at home since March. After a peaceful protest that started at noon, skirmishes and tear gas were evident by early afternoon — far earlier than in the first two days of Denver protests.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock imposed a curfew Saturday and Gov. Jared Polis called in the Colorado National Guard as the city attempted to restore order after two previous nights of George Floyd protests here and across the country.
The curfew, which applies to all of Denver, begins at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, lifting at 5 the next morning.
However, many protesters remained near the Capitol as 8 p.m. arrived, and they cheered and blew a horn. A line of police advanced down Lincoln Street just afterward, but scattered groups of protesters were still out well into the night.