The Day in Photos: June 1, 2020

The day in pictures in Pittsburgh and around the region as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

A person kicks back a canister of tear gas while taking projectile fire after police used gas and projectiles against protesters before curfew in East Liberty on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)
People hold signs and shout during a protest on Monday, June 1, 2020 in East Liberty. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh clergy members and other community members head from Freedom Corner in the Hill District to the City-County Building for a “prayer and protest” in the wake of George Floyd’s death Monday, June 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Thousands gathered in East Liberty to protest the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody, on Monday, June 1, 2020. Nico Perry-Ellis leads a chant on Station Street. Here, the crowd linked arms on Station Street. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Boarded up PNC Bank along Fifth Avenue, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Downtown. #Cleanup #Standalone (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Isaiah Neal, 2, puts his hands up with his dad Richard Neal, of Penn Township, as they walk down Penn Avenue during a protest on Monday, June 1, 2020 in East Liberty. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Police line up on the street before curfew in East Liberty on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh clergy members and other community members head from Freedom Corner in the Hill District to the City-County Building for a “prayer and protest” in the wake of George Floyd’s death Monday, June 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Thousands gathered in East Liberty to protest the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody, on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh clergy members and other community members head from Freedom Corner in the Hill District to the City-County Building for a “prayer and protest” in the wake of George Floyd’s death Monday, June 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Thousands gathered in East Liberty to protest the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody, on Monday, June 1, 2020. Here, they sat on Penn Avenue. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh clergy members and other community members head from Freedom Corner in the Hill District to the City-County Building for a “prayer and protest” in the wake of George Floyd’s death Monday, June 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Protesters march through East Liberty on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)
People hold up their arms during a protest on Monday, June 1, 2020, in East Liberty. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Most of the scaffolding has been removed from the Courtyard of the Allegheny County Courthouse, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Downtown. The scaffolding was used during the restoration project of the tile roofing at the courthouse. Monday is also the first day of the opening of the Courthouse. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Thousands gathered in East Liberty to protest the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody, on Monday, June 1, 2020. Here, they sat on Penn Avenue. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)