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sarisataka

(18,215 posts)
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 02:37 PM Apr 2021

Minneapolis police: Shots fired at National Guard and Minneapolis police members

Minneapolis police: Shots fired at National Guard and Minneapolis police members

A Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis Police Department neighborhood security team were fired upon early Sunday morning in north Minneapolis.

According to the Minneapolis Police Department, at around 4:15 a.m., a light-colored SUV fired shots at a Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis Police team who was providing neighborhood security in the vicinity of Penn Avenue and Broadway Avenue.

No members of the team were seriously injured, said police.

The Minnesota National Guard stated that two National Guard members did sustain minor injuries from the incident. One National Guard member was taken to a hospital to receive care for lacerations from shattered glass. The other Guardsman received only superficial injuries.

No further information is available at this time.

https://kstp.com/news/minneapolis-police-shots-fired-at-national-guard-and-minneapolis-police-members/6078926/?cat=1
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Minneapolis police: Shots fired at National Guard and Minneapolis police members (Original Post) sarisataka Apr 2021 OP
Weird that the police presence didn't stop the violence from happening. It's almost as if police WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #1
Too Bad There Were No Good Guys With Guns......Ummmmmmm nt SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #2
This is definitely not going to end well. abqtommy Apr 2021 #3
I watched coverage from time to time and fully expected someone would mention that there Frustratedlady Apr 2021 #4

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,145 posts)
1. Weird that the police presence didn't stop the violence from happening. It's almost as if police
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 02:42 PM
Apr 2021

and the Guard *bring* violence wherever they go, instead of preventing it. Huh. I know newsrooms try to verify the information from cop press releases, but times are tough these days, and we take what we can get, amirite? I believe tots and pears are offered in these situations.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. I watched coverage from time to time and fully expected someone would mention that there
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:19 PM
Apr 2021

were vehicles from out of state at the protests. During the Floyd protests, there were a lot and some whites were seen throwing fire bombs into store windows/smashing store windows while people standing around were saying they were not from that area.

Did anyone hear that type of mischief going on with the other protests?

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