VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Volunteers work to sort through cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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Shopkeepers clean up businesses in Van Nuys following night of looting

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Volunteers work to sort through cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Volunteers work to sort through cases of inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. following a night of protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd. (Al Seib/Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Ibn Kadalim, 33, breaks down with emotion as he is among volunteers helping shop owner Larry Contreras as they sort through his damaged store and cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. Contreras has been in the business over 40 years. "I think it's about $100,000 in damage," He said. "But it's things that belong to customers." People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ibn Kadalim breaks down with emotion as he is among volunteers helping shop owner Larry Contreras sort through his damaged store and cases of jewelry at the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd.  (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Marvin Reyes, Alva Vasquez and Mildred Monterrosa, left to right, help as volunteers sort through cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

From left: Marvin Reyes, Alva Vasquez and Mildred Monterrosa help as volunteers sort through cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd.  (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Ibn Kadalim, left, 33, hugs shop owner Larry Contreras, right, as volunteers sort through his damaged store and cases of jewelry inventory in the Don Larry Watch & Jewelry Repair store on Hamlin Street just off Van Nuys Blvd. Contreras has been in the business over 40 years. "I think it's about $100,000 in damage," He said. "But it's things that belong to customers." People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ibn Kadalim, left, hugs shop owner Larry Contreras during the clean-up. (Al Seib/Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Randy Johnson brought his 2 children Carter, 13, and Caeli, 10, as the nearby residents are among volunteers helping to remove graffiti from the Skechers Outlet store on Van Nuys Blvd. People roamed the Van Nuys shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Randy Johnson brought his two children, Carter, 13, and Caeli, 10, as the nearby residents are among volunteers helping to remove graffiti from the Skechers Outlet store on Van Nuys Blvd.  (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Alejandro Gaytan, 21, right, and Alejandra Medrano, 22, left, join volunteers as they remove graffiti from the exterior of a U.S. Post Office on Van Nuys Blvd at Haynes Street in Van Nuys as people roamed the shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Alejandro Gaytan, right, and Alejandra Medrano join volunteers as they remove graffiti from the exterior of a U.S. Post Office on Van Nuys Blvd at Haynes Street in Van Nuys in the aftermath of the protest and looting Monday night. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: David Mejia, right, with LA City Sanitation Department gets shovel full of broken glass swept from a volunteer as teams of people roamed the Van Nuys Blvd shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

David Mejia, right, with L.A. City Sanitation Department gets shovel full of broken glass swept from a volunteer as teams of people roamed the Van Nuys Blvd shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

VAN NUYS, CA - JUNE 02: Volunteers remove graffiti from the exterior of a U.S. Post Office on Van Nuys Blvd at Haynes Street in Van Nuys as people roamed the shopping district Tuesday morning to clean up and remove debris in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd as numerous stores were attacked and at least one set on fire. Protestors again gathered in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Van Nuys on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Volunteers remove graffiti from the exterior of a U.S. Post Office on Van Nuys Blvd at Haynes Street in Van Nuys in the aftermath of the protest and looting of businesses along Van Nuys Blvd. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

Anastasia Azaryan paints a sign on her boarded-up restaurant in Van Nuys after a night of looting scared shopkeepers.

Anastasia Azaryan paints a sign on her boarded-up restaurant in Van Nuys after a night of looting scared shopkeepers.  (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Los Angeles Times)

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