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US protests: Christopher Columbus statue toppled by protesters in Baltimore

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Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday night. Video captured by reporter Louis Krauss of the local news site The Baltimore Brew shows the moment the statue came down. Protesters mobilized by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, Confederate figures and others.

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