The Minneapolis Police Department will increase patrols in Uptown after several nights of unrest.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew saw firefighters putting out fires after protesters gathered near Lake Street and Girard Avenue Wednesday night.
A video that has been widely shared on social media shows a car doing burnouts in the middle of the street while a passenger fires a gun into the air more than 30 times.
Other videos shared with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS show drag-racing, blocked streets and dumpster fires.
Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the behavior Thursday, calling it a paramount concern. I am talking about the people who are coming in to cause chaos and destruction in a neighborhood. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms and we need everybody to be doing the same thing, Frey said.
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Activists work behind the scenes at City Hall to influence the future of public safety in Minneapolis
Activists work behind the scenes at City Hall to influence the future of public safety in Minneapolis More than 2,000 pages of e-mails provide a window into the extent to which outside groups are seeking to influence policing proposals. June 26, 2021 3:53pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The first Minneapolis election campaign since the death of George Floyd is dominated by questions over the future of public safety in the city. Activists on both sides of the debate are working behind the scenes to influence the message and the policy coming out of City Hall.