Throwing a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD
Brooklyn protests continue with violence two sisters were arrested Friday in Brooklyn for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD van with four police officers inside during a violent protest following the deadly arrest of George Floyd in Minnesota.
The NYPD van occupied by four officers during Friday night’s violent protests in Brooklyn following the deadly arrest of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Police said the Molotov cocktail was thrown at the NYPD van around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue, outside the Brooklyn Museum, as violent protests convulsed parts of the borough.
“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.
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. They remain in police custody.
The van attack was among several acts of violence in Brooklyn that left officers injured and police cars damaged.
During the briefing alongside Mayor Bill de Blasio Saturday, Shea urged protesters to remain peaceful.
“Coming to an assembly premeditated with loaded firearms, with bricks, with Molotov cocktails, is the furthest thing possible from civil disobedience,” Shea said.
#HappeningNow: @NYCMayor and @NYPDShea hold a media availability. https://t.co/ydEunN8WVm
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 30, 2020
