I correctly named Winston Boogie Smith as the decedent in Minneapolis s police-involved shooting Thursday afternoon. Smith was the target of an arrest operation conducted by the Joint Law Enforcement Fugitive Task Force in the parking ramp adjacent to Calhoun Square in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Picking up where I left off yesterday morning, I want to add the following notes to update the story. • The Star Tribune reported
Minneapolis unrest after Winston Smith death continues into second night Dom Calicchio
Minneapolis saw a second night of unrest Friday following Thursday’s fatal shooting of Winston Smith by law enforcement officers.
The evening s protests came hours after authorities said Smith had fired a weapon before being killed.
Protesters blocked traffic in the city’s Uptown area, using motorcycles, bike racks and dumpsters, the Star-Tribune of Minneapolis reported.
As of 11 p.m. local time Friday no arrests had been reported. But later posts on social media suggested that some protesters had been taken into custody.
Earlier in the evening, a crowd gathered at the parking ramp where Smith died following a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshal Service personnel, according to the newspaper.
MINNEAPOLIS Protests continued Friday night over Thursday's fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man by law enforcement in Minneapolis' Uptown area. Activists blocked traffic at busy Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street during the Friday evening rush hour, and Minneapolis police officers on bikes moved in to try to take control of the busy intersection. A Friday night vigil was planned near the site .