Photographer Shmuel Thaler captured an image of Santa Cruz Police Chief Andy Mills taking a knee along with the protesters.
"SCPD is fully supportive of peaceful protests @CityofSantaCruz and we always keep them safe," the department tweeted.
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Nationwide unrest was fueled by Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Video shows him handcuffed, pleading for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck. That officer was fired and has been charged with third-degree murder.
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