MINNEAPOLIS: Near City Hall downtown - Crowd growing. - “These are no longer protesters."

** A main group of 30-40 (not related to the earlier protesters) are dressed in all black and have used items taken from around City Hall to form barricades in the intersection.

** People reported to be spray painting the Transit cameras.

** Several report to have started a very small fire near the intersection from dumpster scraps. Firefighters aren’t needed to respond yet at this point.

Here is the earlier thread on the protest that started around 5 p.m. downtown in reaction to the clearing of an encampment this morning at Peavey Park. https://twitter.com/tccrimewatch/status/1309253621213728776

Group is now moving eastbound on 6th St. S. from 4th Ave.

https://twitter.com/ADLavinsky/status/1309307606771666945

This video appears to show some of the small fire and several of the group downtown: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TCcrimewatch/permalink/652767312043638/

Crowd is now on 3rd Ave. S., moving eastbound.

A group is reported heading to U.S. Bank stadium now.

A group of about 75 now reported at 4th St. S. & Park Ave., blocking the trains at 4th St. & Chicago.

** State Patrol helicopter is now en route from St. Paul

** Group reported to be blocked a street near the U.S. Bank Stadium.

Star Tribune photo says the group demanded he stop taking photos of them: https://twitter.com/ADLavinsky/status/1309311014287159298

State Patrol helicopter is now overhead of downtown. There are differing reports from officers and the security network on the exact locations of the protesters, and there might be several groups.

Last update was that the main group was on the bike path headed toward Cedar-Riverside.

State Patrol chopper is providing support over the southeast portion of downtown, centered on U.S. Bank Stadium.