Webster, and MaryJo (13 July 2020). As part of the deal, he was willing to go to prison for more than 10 years. The service also drew national officials and civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King III, Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, as well as several celebrity figures. Tim Walz calls for 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence today in honor of George Floyd", "Juneteenth brings dancing, speeches, reflection, as Gov. [237], There was speculation in early June 2020 that the unrest in Minneapolis could have an effect on the outcome of statewide elections in Minnesota, possibly reversing narrow Democratic victories in recent contests. Street violence began to subside as protests returned to being largely peaceful events. [253] By June 18, 2020, of the 3,200 people tested at four popup sites in the metropolitan region, 1.8 percent tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, while testing by private health care provider HealthPartners had a 0.99 percent positive rate among the 8,500 people it tested who said they attended a mass gathering. ", "Gov. 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David Dorn, 77, was killed while responding to an alarm at a pawnshop overnight Monday [June 1, 2020], St. Louis Police Department announced in a news conference Tuesday. [37] In Saint Paul, the Chamber of Commerce raised $1 million for small business rebuilding grants. Floyd died after being taken into custody and restrained by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day in Minnesota. In defense of his decision to have police withdraw from the third precinct station, he said, "Brick and mortar is not as important as life". [220], Nearly 1,500 property locations in the Twin Cities were damaged by vandalism, fire, and/or looting, with some buildings reduced to rubble and dozens of others completely destroyed by fire. [211] By late 2020, city officials announced plans to begin pilot programs for mental health response teams, violence prevention, early warning system to flag officer behavior, broader use of 3-1-1 system for theft reports, and a truth and reconciliation commission to promote racial healing. The first criminal charges against the four former Minneapolis police offers at the scene of Floyd's death came on May 29, four days after the incident. [212] The city and police department also revisited several policies, such as limiting no-knock warrants, clarifying use of force, requiring de-escalation attempts, and more heavily involving the city's attorney office in office misconduct investigations. A United States Post Office on Nicollet, a Wells Fargo Bank branch, and several gas stations, among other businesses, blazed. [45] By 2015, homeownership rates in the Twin Cities were 75 percent for white families, but only 23 percent for black families, one of the largest disparities in the nation. [22] Despite the announcement of the charges against the officers involved in Floyd's death and the new curfew, riots broke out again on Friday night and continued into early Saturday morning, with much of the action taking place adjacent to the Minneapolis police fifth precinct station near Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue;[95] 75 fires were reported across Minneapolis that night. 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[47] Some felt that the judicial system was inconsistent and that it did not hold white police officers who killed black men accountable for their actions, and the video of Floyd begging for relief while being pinned by Chauvin generated further concern and anger for both white and black residents in the city. [21][22], Recently-elected city council member Jeremiah Ellison, who had participated in prior protests against the police after the killing of black men, advised the mayor to not interfere with those vandalizing police property, hoping to spare the surrounding neighborhood. [205], A person, nicknamed "Umbrella Man", who dressed in black clothing and carried an umbrella and sledgehammer, was seen in a video taken on May 27 breaking windows at an AutoZone store near the third police precinct, as well as spray-painting "free shit for everyone zone" on the store. Thousands of people demonstrate in Cologne, Germany, as the slogans -- and sentiments -- of the American protests for Floyd go global. Reflecting on social justice action during the United States civil rights era, faith leaders held corresponding marches in south Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Authorities had not charged anyone who assaulted the driver during the incident, as of October 2020. [187], Federal and state authorities recovered a human remains at the Max It Pawn store on July 20, 2020, that appeared to have suffered thermal injuries. In Minnesota, registration for identified Democrats doubled, while identified Republican registration was flat compared to prior periods. [104], By the morning of May 31, 5,025 Minnesota National Guard troops were conducting missions with more on the way. [239] Biden, however, won the state by a 7.12% margin, an improvement over Hillary Clinton's 1.52% margin in 2016. [80] Some protesters threw objects at the officers guarding the building who responded by firing rubber bullets in the crowd. At least 4,400 people have been arrested in several days of protests, according to the Associated Press news agency, for offences including blocking motorways, looting and breaking curfew. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan added, "the demonstration last night became incredibly unsafe for all involved. [61], By the middle of the afternoon, Chief Arradondo had fired the city's four officers at the scene of Floyd's arrest and death, a move supported by Mayor Frey. At least 13 people, many of them black, have been killed in the past week as Americans flood city streets to protest police brutality. But after several days of clashes with the police and protesters, he sent a controversial email to Minneapolis rank-and-file police officers. [52], George Floyd was an unarmed African-American man who died while he was being detained by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, shortly after 8:00 p.m. CDT, near the Cup Foods grocery store at the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. [113], Thousands gathered peacefully at the state capitol building in Saint Paul and marched to the governor's mansion, calling for police reforms and the prosecution of all four officers who were involved in Floyd's death. Did Fox News Host Greg Gutfeld Sing ‘I Gotta Pee’ Live On Air? The deal fell apart last minute after William Barr, the attorney general at the time, rejected the arrangement fearing that it would be viewed as too lenient by protestors. Thirty-seven properties sustained major damage or were destroyed, half of which were national chain stores. [100], For the second time in as many nights, officials held a press conference at 1:30 a.m. CDT, but this time in Saint Paul and led by the governor and state officials. [72] The response from firefighters in the area was delayed as crews required police escorts for protection from rioters. "JUSTIFYING THE FORCE: Initial description of George Floyd's death fits larger pattern at MPD". Family members of Stewart questioned why it took authorities nearly two months to search the wreckage again. [90], Mayor Frey addressed the media at 1:30 a.m. CDT as the city was battling multiple fires and violence. “A retired police captain fatally shot during looting in St. Louis was passionate about helping young people and would have forgiven those behind the violence on the city’s streets, his son says. Other demonstrators pushed materials into a fire at the building's entrance, intending to accelerate the flames. [156][157] It was not until Saturday night, May 30, 2020, that the state's National Guard deployment was fully mobilized, after which the unrest subsided and the protests returned to being largely peaceful events. [154] In mid July, the Minneapolis City Council and Hennepin County passed resolutions declaring racism a public health emergency. The unruly crowd clashing with the police was measured in the hundreds, and noted as a contrast from the peaceful group at the start of the protest. 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Tim Walz Activates National Guard In Response To George Floyd Protests", "City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration May 29, 2020", "Gov. [261], In Saint Paul, the city experienced 33 homicides in 2020, which was just short of the 1992 record of 34, and higher than the 31 in 2019. Some activists wanted to consider the idea of unarmed crisis response personnel and re-purposing the police department's $193 million annual budget for education, food, housing, and health care. Four months later the city had little to show for the efforts as some of the ugliest and most hazardous piles of rubble remained. The incident took place on East Lake Street about one mile (1.6 km) from the main protest site on the evening of May 27. Arradondo, Frey, and other city leaders prepared as early as Wednesday, May 27 for the possibility of surrendering the station, which had been the location of tense protests beginning the evening of Tuesday, May 26, a day after Floyd's arrest and death. Walz later remarked that the city had not given directions on where to deploy troops as the violence escalated on East Lake Street. Authorities used videos he had posted of himself on the social media website TikTok, as well as surveillance footage, to connect him to the destruction of the third precinct in Minneapolis. [55], A police statement on the morning of Tuesday, May 26, said that a suspected money forger had "physically resisted" arrest and suffered "medical distress" after being handcuffed by officers, leading to his death. Penrod, Josh, Sinner, C.J. [146], The state imposed nightly curfews in the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul beginning on Friday, May 29 to keep people off the streets. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. The report was based on media stories, social media posts, and summer legislative hearings on the government response to unrest in the metro region. In their criminal complaint, the police believed the driver should have been able to see the crowd and multiple vehicles that had either stopped or were traveling in the wrong direction, giving him time to stop or change course, and that he drove in a manner to scare protesters marching on the bridge.
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