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going to move my minneapolis posting to this thread
crying voice cop (cvc) is still broadcasting unintelligible noise on the scanner
someone just reported they're out of 40mm and black balls, going back to precinct to resupply
protestors are lasering police drones now
just heard shots fired on 27th
a dollar tree is on fire and the crowd in Hiawatha is "getting antsy"
walgreens being looted
carbon monoxide alarm triggered, didnt catch the address
three fires currently active: autozone, dollar tree, and a trash can in Minnehaha
cvc calling for backup in Minnehaha
Minnehaha now asking for munitions. Group on 27th forming riot line. CVC asking permission to use tear gas, can't figure out where he is, got permission anyway.
three tear gas rounds fired "south of the precinct"
reports of a fire in a Kelly Park, unconfirmed and doesnt seem too related
sounds like the shots fired on 27th hit and killed a protestor
(unconfirmed)
someone definitely was killed, medics are doing CPR. unsure if it was the same incident
i think the scanner might be down. not getting audio
"they think we're gonna do the Martin Luther King Jr peaceful thing, but we're Malcolm X out here"
cops just assaulted a protestor and threw a flashbang
protestor walked up the line and the cop pepper sprayed him, three or four cops beat the shit out of him and are dragging him to the precinct now
cops with assault rifles and body armor are outside precinct 3 now. havent formed any lines but theyre prepping. protestors are chanting "go back to oakdale" because most of the cops, including Chauvin, are from there and not Minneapolis
hearing unconfirmed whispers of national guard, take with a pinch of salt
massive fire at a MetroPCS building, several blocks without power
why the fuck is there traffic
protestors seem respectful of citizens getting out, and vice versa. good to see. MetroPCS building is burning to the ground, no fire department response
cops just arrived at the MetroPCS building
Apple store looted as well
being a lithium fire, the MetroPCS fire probably can't be put out. watch @UR_Ninja's stream for footage
fire truck just arrived
cops seem to be not fucking with press which is good
truck just sprayed the MetroPCS building for at least a couple of minutes, still on fire
still going, showing no signs of slowing
another target looted, and it sounds like rich white people are staking out their shops with guns
another fire started in Minnehaha
still spraying the MetroPCS building, too much smoke to see if it's still on fire or not
St Paul police are responding, officers have assault rifles
too many buildings smashed to count, several on fire
UR has stepped away from the action and scanners are either down or encrypted so I'm not getting much information
UR has stepped away from the action and scanners are either down or encrypted so I'm not getting much information
wendys fully smashed, autozone is still on fire
burning barricades blocking minnehaha ave
parking garage on fire, to the extent that a concrete structure can be anyway
cub grocery store looted around minnehaha (all of my info is about minnehaha since the scanners are dead)
target on fire as well
fucked up the thread, reposting this here. UR saying cops have lost control of large parts of Minneapolis, and the protests are too decentralized and spontaneous to contain. hope this intensity continues
target looks like something out of a movie, totally destroyed
target and the whole block around it are on fire
"when our turn comes we will make no excuses for the terror"
guys in camo with assault rifles near target
state patrols called in to defend the precinct. two armed officers on the roof.
AutoZone near the precinct still burning
sounds like there's a "vigilante" going around uptown, hit and run a protestor, cops released him. license plate 163UYJ
UR stream down, national guard deployed. not sure we'll be getting any more
huge condo on fire
cops are largely barricaded in the precinct now, sounds like. gave up lots of ground to the protestors, but national guard are confirmed responding
the entire minnehaha area is on fire at this point
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sections of the condo just collapsed. no one's putting it out, it's burning to the ground
lights just went out on multiple blocks around the 3rd precict
none of the local stores seem to be hit too hard, only the big chain stores are being looted and burned. glass broken in most buildings but nothing too bad. bookstore in the area is untouched
pure conjecture but i'm expecting shots tomorrow. city won't take much more of this before they authorize lethal force
condo is a pile of embers now
don't know if i have any minneapolis followers, but if so holy trinity church on 31st is offering medical care and water for protestors
yeah, all three police forces responding right now are holed up in the precinct. 8-10 assault rifles on the roof
