Looters raided luxury stores in Manhattan as protests and riots continue to rage in cities across the United States over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis.
High-end stores like Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and Barnes & Noble were all hit by looters as the sun set on the city, ABC 7 NY reported.
Reporters on-scene, such as ABC 7 NY’s Josh Einiger and the Daily Beast’s Rachel Olding, shared videos to social media over looters stealing goods from stories.
#BREAKING: #looting has started on Madison Avenue. At least one store hit. Very tense scene with huge @NYPD19Pct presence. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/yugmc4xI1P
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) June 2, 2020
In one tweet, Olding judged that the looting “feels like a very organized effort tonight,” with children coming to break into stores with hammers and large bags. “They have spotters on the corners and cars ready to go. Group of about 500 kids now running up Fifth Ave looting whatever they want,” she said.
Feels like a very organized effort tonight – kids have turned up with hammers and big bags, they have spotters on the corners and cars ready to go. Group of about 500 kids now running up Fifth Ave looting whatever they want pic.twitter.com/vP97YCLis7
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
Uncontrollable amounts of looting going on now at 14th St and fifth Ave. Stores being empties by hundreds of people. pic.twitter.com/0bvAu95Mj9
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
Another store being looted in front of me on 5th Ave New York. This was a peaceful protest literally 2 mins ago then a few groups of kids separated and started destroying stuff pic.twitter.com/40kIqHLbSg
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
And just like that, Manhattan protest has turned ugly. Three stores smashed, Duane Reade being looted in front of me pic.twitter.com/wq44W27GyB
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
This is the Cohen's Optical on 14th and Sixth Ave that I saw being looted a couple of hours ago. Every last thing gone pic.twitter.com/U0NtI7T4dl
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
.@thenorthface store on West 43rd Street is being looted. pic.twitter.com/CviavTQf8m
— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) June 2, 2020
NYPD arrives at a Foot Locker on Broadway in downtown Manhattan 20 minutes before curfew pic.twitter.com/lzf3Wlkgjs
— Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) June 2, 2020
Cops running into Macy's at Herald Square as it was being looted. Hundreds of looters and rioters here with absolutely no concerns about cops being here pic.twitter.com/NItOU7POiL
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
Monday’s looting comes after over 250 people were arrested early Monday morning after rioters looted various stores in Midtown and SoHo. Among the stores broken into were Gucci, Nike Soho, Chanel, Tory Burch, and Kate Spade. In addition, Best Buy and several pharmacies were also raided. One man was reportedly shot amid the looting in SoHo.
Earlier Monday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) extended a citywide curfew to a second night from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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