Police officers fired tear gas Thursday afternoon into a crowd of protesters at a Target in St. Paul, where unrest over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has spread
Minneapolis leaders sought to reassure the public Thursday in the wake of peaceful protests that morphed into fires and looting — a shift the police chief largely blamed on outsiders.
City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins took the mic and echoed the mayor’s sentiments but noted that people’s right to express anger does not extend to violence or destruction. The acts of arson were unexpected, Arradondo said, and the decision to let some buildings burn came down to a “matter of resources.” Protesters threw rocks and bottles at responding firefighters at several arson sites, and Arradondo said the fire chief was concerned about endangering his firefighters.
The FBI’s investigation is in its very early stages, the person said on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters that are not yet public, as officials are seeking more witness accounts or recordings of the incident. The Justice Department’s investigation into high-profile deaths of people at the hands of police officers can take months or even years, with officials often concluding that they cannot meet the high bar to substantiate civil rights charges.
Addressing the Floyd case in particular, Graham said “what you see on television, in my view, is just a man dying for no good reason.”
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