Two sisters from upstate New York were arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD van during the night-long protest in Brooklyn over the death of George Floyd, NY Daily news reported.
Samantha Shader, 27, was charged with four counts of attempted murder as well as attempted arson, assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon.
Her sister, Darian Shader, 21, was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice, ABC7 reported
“It is by the grace of God… that we don’t have dead officers today,” New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said at a news briefing Saturday morning.imes
The NY Times described the protests :
For the second night in a row, tensions flared in New York City, as thousands of people attended a raucous demonstration at the perimeter of Barclays Center in Brooklyn, later splitting into several smaller violent protests. Some hurled bottles and debris at police officers, who responded with pepper spray and arrests.
At least one protester attempted to throw a homemade firebomb into a police car with four officers inside, the police said. Another man hurled a second firebomb at a police cruiser, causing the back seat to ignite, the police said. An unoccupied police van was set on fire and at least two other police vehicles were vandalized, their windows shattered, all in surrounding areas near the arena, including the Fort Greene neighborhood.
ABC News report below. This is practically an act of terrorism.
