(CNN) Outcry over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor reached a boiling point overnight Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky, when gunfire erupted during protests and audio was released of Taylor's boyfriend's call to 911 the day of her death. The protests turned violent as fury in Minneapolis over the death this week of an unarmed black man in police custody also took a dangerous turn , with marchers setting a police precinct on fire. Large crowds gathered in both places, even as experts warned people to continue to avoid big gatherings to stall the spread of the coronavirus"Understandably, emotions are high," Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said on Facebook. "As Breonna's mother says, let's be peaceful as we work toward truth and justice,"Protesters this week have demanded justice for Taylor, an EMT who was shot at least eight times in March when three officers entered her Kentucky apartment by force to serve a search warrant in a narcotics investigation. The department said the officers announced themselves and returned gunfire from her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker.

Source: CNN May 29, 2020 08:58 UTC