Rioters were caught on camera beating a woman outside of a business in Rochester, New York, as protests following George Flynn’s death rage across the country.
In a video shared Saturday, a woman can be seen begging protesters to stop smashing the front of the Rochester Fire Equipment Company as they were reportedly trying to loot the next-door jewelry shop. Several of the people nearby turned to her and began hitting and kicking her.
The woman’s husband, who rushed to her defense, can also be seen in the footage, pleading with the rioters to “get away from my wife” before he was also attacked.
“Protestors” beat the hell out of female shop owner as husband pleads helplessly. In broad daylight. pic.twitter.com/oJVvR1Sfl1
— Andy Swan (@AndySwan) May 31, 2020
The couple reportedly lives above the business. As of Sunday, the woman is recovering.
Protests have hit most major cities across the country since the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man, last week in the custody of Minneapolis police. Some of the demonstrations have turned violent, with people destroying businesses, looting, and setting police cars ablaze, among other actions.
