While there have been violent clashes between some US police and demonstrators protesting against the killing of George Floyd, other officers have been showing signs of solidarity and reaching out. Some police have taken a knee with protesters in a gesture of respect while others have marched alongside demonstrators calling for change or simply hugged them. The killing of George Floyd, 46, on 25 May has sparked days of mass protests and unrest across the US. Mr Floyd died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer. Derek Chauvin, the officer caught on video with his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck, has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Read the latest on the George Floyd protests here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020... Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.

A San Jose, California police officer has been taken off the street and is now under an Internal Affairs investigation, after video surfaced of him appearing to taunt protesters on Friday.