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UPDATE: National Guard support requested by city to combat riots in South Minneapolis
KSTP
Updated: May 28, 2020 12:14 AM
Created: May 27, 2020 07:49 PM
Protests continued into Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, where Chopper 5 captured video of apparent looting at a nearby Target and other area businesses. Fires have sprung up around the area as well.
Gov. Tim Walz tweeted late Wednesday night, calling the situation near Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue an "extremely dangerous situation."
The situation near Lake Street and Hiawatha in Minneapolis has evolved into an extremely dangerous situation. For everyone's safety, please leave the area and allow firefighters and paramedics to get to the scene.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 28, 2020
The protests are happening in response to the death of George Floyd, who was killed Monday night after an incident that involved Minneapolis Police officers. All four officers involved in the arrest were fired on Tuesday.
Protesters were seen on Chopper 5 footage throwing bottles and rocks at law enforcement, while officers responded with rubber bullets, flash bombs and tear gas to push them back.
Some looters at the East Lake Street Target location were seen walking out with televisions, rugs and other items from the store. Other looters were seen at a tobacco store, a Dollar Tree and a liquor store. Additionally, Cub Foods and an AutoZone is being looted as well.
The AutoZone was set on fire as of 9:30 p.m. It could be seen burning on Chopper 5 video.
A source has confirmed to KSTP that the city requested support from the National Guard late Wednesday night to combat the ongoing riots.
A Target spokesperson made the following statement: "We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing our community. We decided to close our Lake Street store earlier today and worked to ensure all of our team members were accounted for and safe. Our focus will remain on our team members’ safety and helping our community heal. Until further notice, our store will remain closed."
KSTP has a crew on scene to gather more information. The Minneapolis Police Department said they are aware of what is happening in the area and are working on the matter. They advise all to stay out of the area for the time being.
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith shared her thoughts on the night's protests.
I’m praying for peace and healing tonight in Minneapolis, as I hear sirens and explosions across our green city. Our community is in so much pain. Dr. King said, “I can only close the gap in broken community by meeting hate with love.”
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) May 28, 2020
Metro Transit has announced that Routes 5 and 23 are being detoured around the area.
Walz also posted a series of tweets earlier Wednesday night calling on people to be peaceful if they choose to protest.
If you plan to turn your pain into action by joining a public demonstration, please do so peacefully and safely to protect your own health and the health of the people around you.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 28, 2020
That’s why I’m pushing for a full, fair, and expeditious investigation that will bring us closer to justice. We must continue to examine and address the systemic inequities and discrimination that led to this incident and far too many that have come before.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 28, 2020
https://www.kstp.com/news/lake-street-target-looted-as-protests-continue-in-minneapolis-may-27-2020/5743072/
About as close to the point of the looting and rioting as I can get with this resource. But I wanted anons to know about it. Because it is nationwide. Fiddle around in the settings menu and you might find an area of interest. LA, for instance, has a LOT of coverage.
https://web.pulsepoint.org/
Q no use side door index?
I dropped him a link.
>https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/23408
Thanks anon, I'll try again. Was not working for me a little bit ago.
I get that.But since it took some extra effort for me then I figured I would share the link out of courtesy. In case Q wanted to get in here and was having the same difficulty that I was.
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The unintentional education of anons continues.
>>9337072 past bread
>>9334825 past bread
Anons, I been busy around the house. Earlier I thanked baker and dropped a photo from Eric Trump's twitter. Then I left the computer for a couple hours. If I had known that it would cause such a kerfuffle I would not have done it. Now you know.
>Unicorn Riot
God bless you too anon. And all anons.
Self appointed vigilante hitting people with his truck?