Looting and rioting continue in different locations in the county. The 10 million Angelenos must stay home
Authorities seek to avoid further confrontations.
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Los Angeles County announced this Sunday a general curfew that will take effect at six in the afternoon (6 pm) and will last 12 hours (until 6 am on Monday) as you keep climbing the tension in the streets in the face of the death of African American George Floyd in custody of the Minneapolis police.
Los Angeles County Clerk Janice Hahn has posted on Twitter a decision already made by Sheriff Alex Villanueva. "It is a useful tool for separate people who have a legitimate reason to be somewhere and the crowd that protests illegallyThe latter told KTLA.
The 10 million Angelenos will have to stay at home. Only those who need will be able to leave medical attention or those who attend a essential workHahn added.
A countywide curfew will be in place in place, starting at 6 p.m. and lasting through 6 a.m. @CountyofLA residents should remain in their homes and only go out to seek medical care or go to an essential job.
– Janice Hahn (@SupJaniceHahn) May 31, 2020
A press office spokeswoman said no information is yet available from the parameters that will govern the curfew and that they are waiting for the information from the superiors.
The Los Angeles mayor had already ordered a repeat of Saturday's curfew and cities like Culver City and West Hollywood had joined the call. It is now stipulated that residents from around the county stay home from six in the afternoon (6 pm).
