An extended curfew will take effect in Minneapolis and St. Paul from 10 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday. Officials also said that they believe the tanker truck driver who nearly plowed into protesters Sunday unintentionally ended up on the I-35W bridge and panicked.
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A tanker truck drove at high speed onto Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis late Sunday afternoon as it was clogged with thousands of people marching to protest the killing of George Floyd. State officials said no protesters were injured and that the driver was in custody.
- Earlier Sunday afternoon protests remained peaceful
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A tanker truck drove at high speed onto Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis late Sunday afternoon as it was clogged with thousands of people marching to protest the killing of George Floyd. State officials said no protesters were injured and that the driver was in custody.
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- Earlier Sunday afternoon protests remained peaceful
Another night of unrest in every corner of the country left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of American cities following more protests over the killing of George Floyd.
Protests continued Sunday morning and afternoon with groups marching on I-94 in St. Paul and I-35W in Minneapolis.
A tanker truck drove at high speed onto Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis late Sunday afternoon as it was clogged with thousands of people marching to protest the killing of George Floyd.
Gov. Tim Walz extended the curfew for Minneapolis and St. Paul through Monday morning.
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A tense night in the Twin Cities late Saturday into early Sunday ended without the widescale looting, fires and mayhem that wracked Minneapolis and St. Paul in previous days. More than 55 people were arrested, most on weapon violations. Gov. Tim Walz extended the curfew for Minneapolis and St. Paul through Monday morning.
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The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park — who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck on May 25, 2020 — sparked days of widespread looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
State and local leaders widely condemned the officer’s actions — and the city of Minneapolis fired four officers involved in the encounter — within a day of Floyd’s death, then turned to calling for peace. By Friday, officials charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Floyd. Chauvin was the officer who had his knee on Floyd’s neck during the incident that was recorded by a bystander.
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Gov. Tim Walz warned people off the streets, saying it would be dangerous to be out after 8 p.m. But thousands remain out in Minneapolis. Arrests are already being made. MPR News reporters and photographers are out. Here’s the latest.
- Earlier Political, faith leaders beg Floyd protesters to obey curfew, restore order
