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As Katie reported earlier today, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a sitting member of Congress, took to the streets in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where she called on riots to continue. She did so in the dead of the night, knowingly breaking curfew and encouraging others to do the same. As Hannah Nightingale with the Post Millennial reported, sure enough, something came of that. A news release from the Minnesota National Guard alerted that the Minnesota National Guardsmen security team were fired upon at about 4:19am, local time. Fortunately, the injuries two guardsmen sustained were minor.
On Monday closing arguments will be heard in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Swathes of the city have been boarded up in anticipation of a contentious verdict and barriers erected
Under Operation Safety Net 3,000 National Guard and 1,100 public safety officers have been brought in
Public schools in the city will close their classrooms and return to remote tuition from Wednesday
Some business owners in the city feel the militarization is excessive, but others welcome the show of force
Minneapolis braces for unrest as Derek Chauvin trial enters final phase
By Tim Craig and Holly Bailey The Washington Post,Updated April 18, 2021, 2 hours ago
Email to a Friend When I see the police and when I see the military, I feel comfortable, said Mohamed Keynan, who owns a clothing business in the predominantly Somali American neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post
MINNEAPOLIS â Night after night, tear gas has hung like a cloud over the Sterling Square Apartments, just across the street from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, seeping through the walls and air vents like an invisible predator.
Updated: Apr 18 2021, 23:51 ET
TWO Minnesota National Guards were hurt in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The shooting came hours after Democratic California Rep Maxine Waters told protesters to get more confrontational if Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder charges in his trial over the death of George Floyd.
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Members of the Minnesota National Guard stand guard are seen outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on April 13, 2021 in Brooklyn Center as protesters gather outsideCredit: Getty
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Demonstrators are seen outside Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 12, 2021, the day after Duante Wright was fatally shot by a police officerCredit: Reuters
A team of Minnesota National Guard members and Minneapolis police officers providing neighborhood security in the city was the target of a drive-by shooting on Sunday, authorities said.