//College Football Hall of Fame Damaged During Atlanta Protests

College Football Hall of Fame Damaged During Atlanta Protests

The College Football Hall of Fame and other buildings in downtown Atlanta were damaged Friday night as protests broke out following the death of George Floyd.

Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers Monday, demonstrations have broken out across the country. As many marched in the streets in Atlanta, protesters broke in windows at the downtown College Football Hall of Fame, according to Eric Stirgus of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Before law enforcement arrived on the scene, people were seen looting the building, per Stirgus. Several protesters reportedly threw trash cans and other objects through the building’s exterior, and some ran inside to take items. 

Blayne Alexander, a reporter for NBC News, took video of the damaged Hall of Fame.

The $68 million facility opened in 2014 after relocating from South Bend, Ind.

College Football Hall of Fame CEO Kimberly Beaudin told 11 Alive News‘s Maura Sirianni on