Some protesters threw bottles, rocks, bricks, and fire crackers at officers and windows were smashed at nearby buildings in the city's East Village neighborhood.

[9] A protest and march on May 30 spilled to Iowa State Capitol steps and the city's Court Avenue entertainment district, where windows were broken at the Polk County Courthouse and several businesses were vandalized.

[10] About 100 protesters lay on the ground to honor George Floyd in Jackson Park on June 1.

Speakers included the President of the Dubuque chapter of the NAACP and a woman who sued the city for injuring her with a Taser in 2019.

[11] Around a hundred people gathered in downtown Fort Dodge on May 31 for a protest and March.