Updated on June 3 with identity of man killed
DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A man was killed after being dragged by a FedEx truck overnight in downtown St. Louis during a night of protests, police said Saturday.
PHOTOS: George Floyd protests against police brutality in the US
Days of intense protests over the death of George Floyd and police brutality have spread across the United States.Â
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration in Detroit, Michigan, on May 29, 2020 over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man was charged with murder on May 29 as authorities declared a curfew after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames.Â
Protesters face off with police outside the White House in Washington, DC, early on May 30, 2020 during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - Violent protests erupted across the United States late on May 29 over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody, with murder charges laid against the arresting Minneapolis officer failing to quell boiling anger.
A protestor kneels with their arms outstretched on a street in Los Angeles, CA. Many across the country have been outraged over the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
In this May 29, 2020, photo, demonstrators march in Oakland, Calif. protesting the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A vandalized car rests in a Mercedes-Benz of Oakland showroom during in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 30, 2020, during protests against the Monday death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A demonstrator passes graffiti in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, May 29, 2020, while protesting the Monday death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A protester wearing a face mask holds up his hands during a demonstration Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Protests continued in Minneapolis where George Floyd, a black man, died while in police custody. Anger boiled over in more than 30 cities Friday, May 29, with some protesters smashing windows, setting vehicles ablaze and clashing with police.
A protester holds his hands up as police officers enter Lafayette Park during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, as the officers keep demonstrators away from the White House during a protest in Washington, U.S. May 30, 2020.
Protesters wear masks with the message "I Still Can't Breathe" during a vigil Friday at Foley Square in New York.
Police officers fire tear gas at protesters near the Colorado state capitol during a protest on May 29, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. This was the second day of protests in Denver, with more demonstrations planned for the weekend.
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: A man waves a Black Lives Matter flag during a protest on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: Protesters burn a flag outside the CNN Center on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 29: People protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd outside the CNN Center on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the U.S. after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
ATLANTA, USA - MAY 29: Protesters set a police vehicle on fire during a protest following the death of George Floyd outside of the CNN Center next to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States on May 29, 2020. It was announced Friday that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer caught on camera with his knee on Floydâs neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.Â
DETROIT, MI - MAY 29: Protesters and Detroit Riot Police officers engage in an escalating series of confrontations in Downtown Detroit following a day of protests for the death of George Floyd on May 29, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Floyd, an African American man, died while in police custody on May 25, his death has spurred a nationwide protest movement.Â
ATLANTA, USA - MAY 29: Protesters set a vehicle on fire during a protest following the death of George Floyd outside of the CNN Center next to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States on May 29, 2020. It was announced Friday that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer caught on camera with his knee on Floydâs neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.Â
ATLANTA, USA - MAY 29: People hold placards as they rally during a protest following the death of George Floyd outside of the CNN Center next to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States on May 29, 2020. It was announced Friday that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer caught on camera with his knee on Floydâs neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.Â
People gather at Booker T. Washington Park during a racial justice protest in Charlottesville on May 30, 2020. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.Â
Police vehicles burn after being set on fire by demonstrators in the Fairfax District as they protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.Â
Demonstrators smash a police vehicle in the Fairfax District as they protest the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California on May 30, 2020. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.Â
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 30: A graffiti left along Broadway and 6th. Street where many businesses were vandalized and looted in downtown Los Angeles during Friday night protest of the killing of George Floyd. Downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA.Â
Demonstrators stand on a smashed police vehicle in the Fairfax District as they protest the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California on May 30, 2020. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.Â
People gather to protest in outrage after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being arrested by a police officer in Minneapolis who pinned him to the ground with his knee, and the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police actions in Boston, Massachusetts on May 29, 2020. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.Â
ST LOUIS, MO - MAY 29: Protesters rally as they march through the streets on May 29, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
ST LOUIS, MO - MAY 29: Protestors rally as they demonstrate outside the St. Louis City Police Headquarters on May 29, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
TOPSHOT - A police officer (L) holds down a protester while another (back) sprays pepper spray as they clash outside the District Four Police station during a Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality and racism in the US, including the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2020. - The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a handcuffed African American man, was charged with murder on May 29 as authorities declared a curfew after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames.
TOPSHOT - Protesters help an injured woman after clashing with police officers outside the District Four Police station during a Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality and racism in the US, including the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2020. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.
A protester kicks back a canister of tear gas towards the police during a protest by the police union demanding better working conditions and justice for the officers who were arrested during their las protest, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
A police officer holds up a sign with images of jailed Haitian police officer Pascal Alexandre, left, and George Floyd, the African American man who died while being detained by the police in Minneapolis, a during a protest by the police union demanding better working conditions and the release of the officers who were detained and jailed during their las protest, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
People look at the pedestal of the toppled statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, England, Monday, June 8, 2020, following the downing of the statue on Sunday at a Black Lives Matter demo. The toppling of the statue was greeted with joyous scenes, recognition of the fact that he was a notorious slave trader — a badge of shame in what is one of Britain’s most liberal cities. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
James Bradley, of Baltimore, wears a protective mask against COVID-19 that says "I can't breathe!" as he attends a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Demonstrators protest Monday, June 8, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A man sells shirts on 16th Street, Monday, June 8, 2020, near the White House in Washington, after days of protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A woman holds a sign that reads "I Repent of my Racism #blacklivesmatter" as she prays with other members of the Archdiocese of Washington, after walking from the White House to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Monday, June 8, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Ryann Davis, left, of Bowie, Md., comforts Diamond Fayne, of Norfolk, Va., after Fayne burst into tears while attending a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. "I was reading the posters," said Fayne, "and I saw 'I Can't Breathe' and just that statement alone, people don't know how powerful that is. That this could happen to any of us." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A mother and son lie prone on the street with hundreds of others for 8 minutes and 46 seconds _the amount of time Minneapolis police restrained George Floyd_ at a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of Floyd, a black man who was in police custody. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A mural covers a boarded-up window as a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus walks by, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, the morning after massive protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A person, upper left, holds a phone while watching from a window as protesters march in the street below Sunday, June 7, 2020, in St. Louis, Mo. Protesters gathered to speak out against the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A protest, made up of many current and former city employees, kneels down in front of police headquarters in New York, Monday, June 8, 2020. After three months of a coronavirus crisis followed by protests and unrest, New York City is trying to turn a page when a limited range of industries reopen Monday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Protesters march through the streets of Manhattan, New York, Sunday, June 7, 2020. New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday after a peaceful night, free of the clashes or ransacking of stores that rocked the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Pastor Bridie Roberts of Hollywood United Methodist Church, raises her fist Monday, June 8, 2020, in Los Angeles during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Demonstrator stand at an intersection Monday, June 8, 2020, in Los Angeles during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A Palestinian man walks past a mural that depicts George Floyd, a black American who died after being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis, at the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, June 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A protester stands in front of the US embassy during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A protester is detained by the police during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Protesters gather around Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A street vendor is overjoyed during a protest against racism and hate crimes during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Protesters call to calm down rioters during clashes between police and small groups of rioters after a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Brussels, Sunday, June 7, 2020. The demonstration was held in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, which has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A protester stands in front of Orlando City Hall during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd Monday, June 8, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Floyd died while being detained by police in Minneapolis on May 25. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A child carries a sign near the steps of the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on Monday, June 8, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Monday's action was organized by the Bay Area Public Defenders for Racial Justice, a committee that includes members of several Bay Area public defender offices. Public defenders throughout California stood with protesters at local events at the same time Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Protesters kneel on the steps of the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on Monday, June 8, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Monday's action was organized by the Bay Area Public Defenders for Racial Justice, a committee that includes members of several Bay Area public defender offices. Public defenders throughout California stood with protesters at local events at the same time Monday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
The incident happened near N. Broadway and O'Fallon shortly after 3:00 a.m. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died, police said.Â
Police said the truck was forced off Interstate 70 due to protesters on the roadway. The truck got off onto North Broadway, heading toward Cass. While on N. Broadway, police said, the driver stopped the truck due to more protesters in the road.
The George Floyd protest in Ferguson took a turn Saturday night as people started throwing rocks and fireworks at the Ferguson Police Department.Â
Bystander Jared Arms captured a video of protesters blocking off a section of the road with their cars and setting something on fire when the FedEx truck approached. As it came to a halt, a crowd of protesters surrounded the front of the truck and began banging and climbing onto the passenger side. Police said two people standing on the passenger side footboard of the truck pointed guns at the driver.
Demonstrators were also seen running off with packages from the truck.
The truck driver, fearing for his safety police said, sounded his horn then drove off.
READ: Protesters march through downtown St. Louis demanding justice for George Floyd
"I was standing on the side of the pavement and I started to notice a crowd go to the truck, so when I went over there, I heard people say there's a guy trapped under the tire," said Arms.
Cries of "back the truck up" and "someone is under the truck" can be heard from Arms' video. A man, who was seen standing between the truck's two trailers, was dragged by the semi truck just moments later. Police said the driver did not know the victim was there.
29-year-old Barry Perkins of Glen Garry Road in St. Louis was caught by the semi’s tire, pulled under and ran over, police said.Â
Watch: Video shows demonstrators take bats to windows, throw fireworks at Ferguson officers
"With the video you can clearly see the people at the doors are only going up because they were trying to tell him somebody was stuck not to open it and try to beat him up and things like that," said Arms.
Demonstrators tried to chase after the driver but weren't able to catch up to the truck. Â
Protests in downtown St. Louis #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/7KJp6N5znv
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Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets overnight in downtown St. Louis to demand justice for George Floyd. Floyd was killed after a Minneapolis officer kneeled on his neck while handcuffed.
Interstate 70 was shut down for nearly three hours as protesters blocked traffic.
A spokesperson from FedEx released the following statement regarding the incident:
Our hearts go out to all those who are grieving the events of this week. We are deeply saddened to learn of a tragic situation involving a demonstrator in St. Louis and one of our vehicles. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of the individual involved. There is no higher priority for FedEx than safety, and we are cooperating fully with the investigating authorities at this time.
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