Photos: Pittsburgh protests turn chaotic, violent

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Place respond to protests in Pittsburgh following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Place respond to protests in Pittsburgh following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Protests against the death of George Floyd occurred throughout downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protestors in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Protesters in Pittsburgh demonstrate following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh police respond to demonstrations following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh police respond to demonstrations following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
Tribune-Review photojournalists Shane Dunlap and Nate Smallwood were in the middle of the protests on Saturday as a peaceful rally in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis turned violent by late afternoon.
Dunlap and Smallwood captured thousands of images. Here is a sampling of their best.
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