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The Minnesota State Patrol said on May 28 that it had sent in officers to support local law enforcement and “keep people safe” in Minneapolis and Saint Paul as civil unrest continued following ...
The aftermath of May 27 protests over the police killing of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was captured in footage shot by a local man.The protests turned violent and continued into the ...
Protests began in Minneapolis on May 26, the day after the murder of George Floyd, when a video of the incident had circulated widely in the media.By midday, people had gathered by the thousands at the location of Floyd's murder and set up a makeshift memorial.
A Minneapolis police officer that drove near the crowd rolled down her window and indiscriminately fired Mace at protesters, bystanders, and journalists; the incident was caught on a viral video. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] Later, demonstrators downtown shot off fireworks and stood off against a line of Minneapolis police officers who fired tear gas.
The peaceful protests and destructive unrest had an impact on the three-block stretch of West Lake Street in Minneapolis near were Smith and Knajdek were killed. [19] Prior to the 2021 unrest, the Uptown economy faced hardships from several business closures, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
The video is real and did occur during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it shows enforcement of a curfew issued during protests linked to the death of George Floyd, not COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Dakota Access Pipeline protests and actions of solidarity in St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2016-2017; U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present) where members of the Los Angeles Sparks walked off the court before Game 1 of WNBA finals in Minneapolis in 2017; 2017 May Day protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere
Protests were held in the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday night, as President Donald Trump held a rally. There was also a heavy police presence. Some of the demonstrators set Trump ...