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Gainesville protests Saturday ranged from peaceful to tense throughout the night; 9 arrested

Protesters and law enforcement gather in the streets of Gainesville on Saturday, May 30, 2020. - photo by Shannon Casas

05312020 PROTEST 4.jpg — Protesters and law enforcement gather in the streets of Gainesville on Saturday, May 30, 2020. - photo by Shannon Casas

As with large crowds nationwide, hundreds of protesters swarmed downtown Gainesville streets Saturday night to vent their anger about the death of George Floyd, the black man who died in police custody in Minnesota earlier this week.