'This is not grieving': Fires, looting rock Mpls. in Floyd protests
May 30, 2020
In stunning terms typically heard in war zones, not the Twin Cities, Gov. Tim Walz vowed to hold ground, restore order and take back the streets of Minneapolis from what his public safety chief described as an “armed … entrenched group of rioters.”
During a 1:30 a.m. briefing Saturday, Walz conceded his administration had underestimated the size of the crowds they expected to face in Friday’s protests — as well as their level of aggression and tactics. Police were fired on.
Walz said he would call up another 1,000 Minnesota National Guard soldiers in response, putting more than 1,500 Guard members on the streets — the largest civilian deployment in Minnesota history.
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The orders come as city leaders hope to stop a repeat of the past few days where peaceful protests over the killing of George Floyd dissolved into mayhem and looting after sunset. St. Paul’s asked for 400 State Patrol and National Guard members to help patrol Friday night.
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Crowds took to the streets again Thursday night in Minneapolis and St. Paul, demanding the four officers involved in the deadly incident be arrested and prosecuted. Earlier that day, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman asked for patience as authorities gather evidence.
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Walz calls out Guard amid protests; FBI vows thorough probe
May 28, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday called up the National Guard and declared a peacetime emergency amid the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody. Separately, federal officials vowed to move quickly on their civil rights probe.
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'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again
May 28, 2020
A man was shot to death as protests over the death of George Floyd dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, with streams of people pulling goods from local businesses. Fires, some of which are still burning, engulfed the Lake Street area in smoke.
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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Despite ICU surge, Walz says peak 'still a ways off'
May 28, 2020
Health officials still expect the spread of the disease to peak in Minnesota later in June or into July.
"The peak is still a ways off — but there is a degree of uncertainty that comes in that prediction,” Gov. Tim Walz said. “And how we're acting ... that will have an impact on it."
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Floyd protests boil over again; Walz calls for peace
May 27, 2020
Demonstrations over George Floyd’s death dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis as streams of people pulled goods from Target and other shops near the spot where the police had confronted Floyd. Here’s the latest from MPR News.
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George Floyd's sister: 'They murdered my brother. They killed him.'
May 27, 2020
Firing the officers involved is “definitely not enough justice for me or my family. I feel like those guys need to be put in jail,” Bridgett Floyd told Good Morning America on Wednesday.
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