Among them, the At 4 p.m. CDT, Governor Walz formally activated 500 National Guard troops and deployed them to the Twin Cities area, at the request of city leaders.State and federal prosecutors held a press conference in the late afternoon at a regional Thousands of peaceful protesters again marched the streets and called for justice for George Floyd during the day.

Buildings emptied out. Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020). Tim Walz called in the National Guard as a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence Thursday, one day after rioting over the death of … Rioters are spraypainting “Fuck 12” and “ACAB” graffiti over police cars, windows, banks, shops, pavements, and walls. “It was a really big transformation,” she said.“It took years to get where we were and here we’re back in square one,” she said, noting even the local post office had been damaged enough to disrupt mail service. Mayors Frey and Carter also declared local emergencies in their cities the same day.After the protests turned violent, 7,123 members of the The delayed arrival of troops to areas were unrest was occurring received criticism for "lagging" in its response to the riots.Officials had trouble identifying the people responsible for causing destruction as the peaceful protests transitioned to riots. Is this a coordinated campaign?The VERIFY team has looked into this video and has reached out to multiple sources, but at this point, we cannot independently verify the man’s identity or motives.The most shared version of this claim says the man in the video is actually an officer with the St. Paul Police Department.The St. Paul Police Department has publicly and repeatedly denied it’s their officer.That would place him at the St. Paul training center during the time the man with the umbrella was smashing windows at a Minneapolis AutoZone.The exact identity of the person smashing the windows is still unknown.Another viral photo is one from a Twitter account called Breaking911 with the caption “McDonald’s has fallen.”This image isn’t in Minneapolis and was not taken this year. Community organizations reopened the Sears building as the Midtown Global Marketplace, a showcase for food and crafts.Still, the economic progress did not erase the stubborn poverty, the racism or the striking inequality.The corridor’s neighborhoods, along with city’s north side and core, know about police tensions all too well.
A small food drive at a middle school in Minneapolis aimed to fill 85 bags of food to help families, but organizers ended up with a line of vehicles stretching 14 city blocks and 20,000 bags of bread, fruit, and other items. This was at a time in Minneapolis when much of the Graffiti in the city was happening under bridges and on train cars. Many protesters marched more than 2 miles to the police precinct station in that part of the city, with some damaging the building’s windows and squad cars and spraying graffiti. Some residents participating in the clean up were devastated by the damage, but shared the sense of anger and solidarity over Floyd's death.Residents took action to support the needs of people for food and goods who were affected by the riots. The death of George Floyd, an African American man, has sparked riots, protests, and looting across Minneapolis and in other U.S. cities. We cannot VERIFY when, how, and by who the bricks were placed where they were in every case. The mural was created by Dominican graffiti … Some of the graffiti included phrases such as, "F*** 12," "ACAB," "MORE DEAD COPS," "KILL COPS," and "STILL TIME TO RIOT." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The FALSE report was given by a bus driver to the Alameda County Sheriff," the Oakland Zoo said in a Police forces have used rubber bullets to disperse protesters over this past week.

Pictures from theA viral tweet show police officers in Cincinnati raise the thin blue line flag, a flag typically associated with police officers, at a justice center is real.However, the flag was not raised by the Cincinnati Police Department.
A police precinct building was also torched Thursday night amid the protests. There are no riots in Minneapolis in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by the police. Several metro area cities also set curfews of their own.State and local officials issued several orders and declarations during the course of events. However, there are several instances where viral photos or videos have pointed out bricks that have been there for weeks.They say these items include bottles of gasoline, bottles of oil mixed with gasoline, car oil, boards or wood soaked in gasoline or kerosene, among others. ... demanded a large expanse of red graffiti scrawled on the wall of the Target store. Webster, and MaryJo (13 July 2020). This was at a time in Minneapolis when much of the Graffiti in the city was happening under bridges and on train cars. Thousands of visitors protested and grieved at the site, which was described as like a "shrine".In early August, the re-opening of the Cup Foods convenience store, which a 9-1-1 call from an employee led to the fatal encounter between Floyd and Minneapolis police, generated controversy.

What it's like on the ground during riots in Minneapolis over African-American man George Floyd's death. The pawn shop, located a few blocks east of the third precinct station, was destroyed by fire during rioting on May 28. There’s the smoldering police station torched early Thursday morning by protesters enraged by the death of George Floyd while in custody.