Minneapolis police have identified a suspect whom they believe helped initiate the riots and destruction in the city following the killing of George Floyd.
According to a search warrant filed earlier this week, which was obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO, the man is associated with the"Aryan Cowboys," which the Anti-Defamation League lists as a White supremacist prison and street gang. The warrant does not label them as a White supremacist group, but describes them as a"known prison gang out of Minnesota and Kentucky." On its Facebook page, the group says it does not care,"about a person's color.
— Mayor Jacob Frey May 30, 2020 "We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region," Frey tweeted on May 30. A tip helped uncover his identity, warrant says Christensen said in the warrant that police recently received a tip regarding the identity of"Umbrella Man.
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