Cops have declared a Seattle protest a riot as a youth detention center is engulfed in flames
Construction buildings burn near the King County Juvenile Detention Center
Fire crews battle to put out the blaze as the city descends into carnage
Police pepper spray protesters Saturday near the Seattle Central Community College in Seattle
The construction site of the new King County Juvenile Detention Facility at 12th Avenue and Jefferson Street was also engulfed in flames after a group marched on the building demanding it be closed before setting fire to the area
A firefighter turns on a hydrant as construction buildings burn near the King County Juvenile Detention Center
Smoke billows from the detention center in the afternoon as tensions escalate in the city
Seattle Police officers stand near vandalized cars at the King County Juvenile Detention Center which is up in flames
Raging flames billowing out of the new youth detention center , as crowds of around 2,000 descended on the city and set fire to buildings
Protesters marched on the East Police Precinct, vandalized the precinct and set a fire inside
SEATTLE: The streets of Seattle turned violent, protesters set fire to a youth detention center and a police precinct
Seattle's Police Chief Carmen Best blasted a new law prohibiting officers from using pepper spray and other crowd control tools
Around 150 people cause 'massive amounts of property damage' in Capitol Hill, with reports of 'looting, fireworks, and arson'. The windows of one Whole Foods were smashed and the store was looted.
Demonstrators calling for the police department to be abolished.
Protests also ramped up in Chicago
As night fell, hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters march southbound through the city
Protesters in Chicago
Chicago Alderman Anthony Napolitano (top) was among those who blasted Mayor Lori Lightfoot for ordering Columbus statues removed, saying she had bowed to 'socialist cancel culture'
The Columbus statue in Chicago's Little Italy, already defaced with graffiti, was removed by the city. The bronze statue was first displayed in the Italian Pavilion at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago's first World's Fair
No more: The Columbus statue in Grant Park, pictured as it looked in May 2019, is the latest monument to the Italian explorer to come down
Last week, protesters attempted to pull down the Grant Park statue with ropes
A black Donald Trump supporter was shot and killed in Milwaukee. Bernell Trammell, 60, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Thursday at 12.30pm in the neighborhood where he was known for his signs that said 'Vote Trump 2020' and recited Bible versus
Trammell could often be seen on a street corner in Milwaukee.
Meanwhile, three people were shot in Louisville. Pictured: a black militia group carrying semiautomatic weapons. Paramedics push a stretcher as police officers investigate a shooting that happened during an armed rally held by an all-black militia group called NFAC in Louisville, Kentucky
Members and supporters of an all-black militia group called NFAC hold an armed rally outside Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky. A shooting then took place a few blocks away in Baxter Park, where an estimated 200 armed members of the Atlanta-based ‘Not F*****g Around Coaltion' gathered
Member of the NFAC
A supporter of an all-black militia group called NFAC stands near police officers investigating a shooting
John 'Grandmaster Jay' Johnson delivered a fiery speech from the steps of the Metro Hall on Saturday afternoon as he called on the NFAC to take action
Johnson was surrounded by members of the NFAC as he delivered an ultimatum to Attorney General Daniel Cameron
Grandmaster Jay (right), the leader of NFAC, speaks during the rally in Louisville, Kentucky
The militia leader, Grandmaster Jay, is seen in the center as he leads NFAC members toward City Hall
Grandmaster Jay is seen second from right leading militia members on the march toward City Hall in Louisville
Grandmaster Jay (right) begins to lead the NFAC militia during a march toward City Hall in Louisville, Kentucky
Members and supporters of an all-black militia group called NFAC hold an armed rally in Louisville, Kentucky
Members of the Atlanta-based NFAC outside Central High School in Louisville
NFAC members during a rally outside Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky
NFAC members prepare to set out on a march from their staging area in Louisville's Baxter Park
NFAC militia members aim their weapons skyward
NFAC militia members prepare to set out on a march toward Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky
Members of an armed, all-black militia known as NFAC approach City Hall in Louisville, Kentucky
Members of NFAC make their way ahead of the group to secure locations as they march in Louisville, Kentucky
Members of NFAC make their way ahead of the group to secure locations in Louisville, Kentucky
Two members of the armed militia are seen above in Louisville, Kentucky
Members of NFAC rest after a march toward City Hall in downtown Louisville, Kentucky
A member of the NFAC militia looks on as fellow members take a rest during a march in Louisville, Kentucky
An armed NFAC member is seen above marching alongside his fellow militia members in downtown Louisville, Kentucky
Armed members of the black militia NFAC just before the march in Louisville, Kentucky
NFAC members are seen above lining up in formation
NFAC members are seen lining up in formation just before setting off on the march in Louisville, Kentucky
Armed members of the NFAC during the march in Louisville, Kentucky
The NFAC is based in Atlanta, Georgia
NFAC members carrying firearms during the march in Louisville, Kentucky
Meanwhile, Portland Oregon has been rocked by protests for two months
Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Portland
PORTLAND
In Portland which is 72% white, Black Lives Matter protesters are often white and outnumber their black counterparts
AUSTIN: One protester was shot and killed and several other people were injured when gunshots were fired during a protest in downtown Austin, Texas
