A US police officer has been charged with the murder of George Floyd following widespread protests over his death.
George Floyd died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin was filmed kneeling on his neck for at least eight minutes during his arrest for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.
Chauvin, who was sacked following Mr Floyd's death, has now been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, prosecutors said.
It comes after three days of protests that have spread throughout the US, with chaotic scenes also erupting in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix and Memphis.
In Minnesota, where Mr Floyd died, they escalated in violence as demonstrators torched a police precinct that had been abandoned by officers.
On Friday morning, nearly every building in the shopping district around the police station - which was guarded by National Guard members - had been vandalised, burned or looted.
Dozens of volunteers swept up broken glass in the street.
The owner of a Minneapolis restaurant that caught fire and was damaged backed the demonstrations, saying "let my building burn, justice needs to be served".
The owner's daughter wrote on Facebook that her family won't lose hope, as they are grateful "for our neighbours who did their best to stand guard and protect Gandhi Mahal".
She continued: "Youre [sic] efforts won't go unrecognized. Don't worry about us, we will rebuild and we will recover. This is Hafsa, Ruhel's daughter writing, as I am sitting next to my dad watching the news, I hear him say on the phone; 'let my building burn, Justice needs to be served, put those officers in jail.
"Gandhi Mahal May have felt the flames last night, but our firey drive to help protect and stand with our community will never die! Peace be with everyone."
News of Chauvin's arrest came moments after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz acknowledged the "abject failure" of the response to this week's protests and called for swift justice for officers involved.
Mr Walz said the state would take over the response to the protests and that it's time to show respect and dignity to those who are suffering.
"Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire. The fire is still smoldering in our streets," he said.
"The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching."
The governor said a state senator described her district as "on fire, no police, no firefighters, no social control, constituents locked in houses wondering what they were going to do. That is an abject failure that cannot happen."
Earlier, a black TV reporter was arrested while broadcasting live from the scene of the protests.
CNN viewers saw Minnesota State Patrol officers place the film crew, which included correspondent Omar Jimenez, in handcuffs early on Friday morning. Footage of the arrest prompted widespread outrage, with many accusing police of intimidation.
CNN said the crew was arrested "for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights".
A statement issued by Minnesota State Patrol said three members of a CNN crew had been arrested "in the course of clearing the streets and restoring order", adding: "The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media" - but this was refuted by the CNN.
Many see Mr Floyd's death as the country's latest example of widespread police brutality against black people
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