PHILADELPHIA - National unrest in the police custody death of Minneapolis man George Floyd continued in Philadelphia on Saturday, as crowds gathered to demonstrate in various parts of the city.

Demonstrations began in the afternoon at City Hall, where an estimated 500 people gathered for the Justice for George Floyd event.

They later marched to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What started peacefully Saturday turned into chaos by the afternoon. A curfew went into effect at 8 p.m.

FOX 29's Chris O'Connell has this report. "We’re congregating (while strictly following social distancing) to remember the lives of all those lost to police brutality by taking a knee." protest organizers wrote on the official event's Facebook page. "We will also

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