Eight individuals are facing federal charges for allegedly participating in violent activity during protests in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, back in May, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.
The individuals who were indicted last week were allegedly throwing projectiles or explosives at police officers or police vehicles, striking horses, or setting police cruisers on fire amid protests on May 30, following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in Minneapolis police custody. Pittsburgh officials and DOJ officials have blamed anarchists and groups of agitators for hijacking the peaceful protests to carry out their own agendas.
