Mayor Scott said throughout the day there were several peaceful protests in Little Rock and that the Little Rock Police Department protected the protesters during that, including when protesters made their way onto I-630 temporarily. "While some may disagree with what transpired last night, but we have to understand that we have people in a city, in a land that are experiencing hurt, heart aching pain," the mayor said. "Pain of not just of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but pain of black men and women that have experienced deaths this year, last year and many years ago."
Scott said during his press conference on Sunday morning that there wasn't any major damage after there was some graffiti and broken windows near the Arkansas State Capitol.
Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey said there was some damage and vandalism at the state Capitol building, that someone had spray painted "Black Lives Matter" onto the steps.Another group pulled down the flags and burned at least one of them. Humphrey also said there were several incidents of damage throughout the downtown area. And someone also drove through the front door of the Target on University Avenue in attempt to steal some items. The suspects were arrested at the scene.
Eventually a group of protesters made their way back to the Capitol. A standoff between state police and protesters at the Arkansas State Capitol began around 11:30 p.m. Someone in the crowd threw an item at the state police and it was reported that ASP deployed tear gas causing the protesters to leave the area.