Watch now: Protests in downtown Tucson
**explicit language can be heard in this video** Late Friday police officers in riot gear formed a line near the Tucson Convention Center, facing off with hundreds of protesters.
**explicit language can be heard in this video** Late Friday police officers in riot gear formed a line near the Tucson Convention Center, facing off with hundreds of protesters.
Tucson was one of many cities in the country that saw protests, many becoming violent, Friday night following the police killing earlier this week of a black man in Minneapolis.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona topped 19,250 on Saturday, according to new state figures.
Hasta 200 policías de Tucsón de toda la ciudad se enfrentaron a los manifestantes el viernes por la noche. Esta noche habrá más agentes en las calles, dijo el jefe de policía.
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