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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.
The claim: Tim Walz ordered police to shoot residents with paintball guns for breaking COVID-19 curfew. An Aug. 13 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a news broadcast of a group of ...
False rumors of a police shooting resulted in rioting, arson, and looting in the U.S. city of Minneapolis from August 26–28, 2020. The events began as a reaction to the suicide of Eddie Sole Jr., a 38-year old black man who was being pursued by Minneapolis police officers for his alleged involvement in a homicide.
Many businesses in the Uptown area, which had economic activity interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other riots during the prior year, spent the day of June 4 cleaning up property damage and boarding up storefronts in preparation for further unrest. [40] At the parking ramp where Smith was killed, it was tagged with anti-police graffiti. [41]
Police shot a man with a tear gas canister, causing a compound leg fracture. He later filed a lawsuit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol and several troopers. [99] May 30, 2020 La Mesa, California: A protestor was shot by police with a "less-lethal" bean bag round between her eyes. [100] May 30, 2020 La Mesa, California
It started out as a 911 call about a domestic incident. It ended with two police officers, a firefighter and the suspect dead, a third officer wounded, and a mostly affluent suburb of Minneapolis ...
A 38-year-old civilian sustained critical injuries while driving through an intersection on his way home from work. He was caught in the crossfire during the shootout. [4] [5] [8] [10] Other police officers entered the apartment building and found two gunshot victims, a deceased person and another with life-threatening injuries. [5]
Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station A large crowd surrounding the police station building the night of May 28, 2020, when it was overrun and set on fire. Williams pleaded guilty and received a three-year prison sentence for the arson charge and he was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution. [128] [137]