{"id":34800,"date":"2020-08-27T11:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T11:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/27\/national-guard-activated-after-downtown-minneapolis-unrest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:27:22","slug":"national-guard-activated-after-downtown-minneapolis-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2020\/08\/27\/national-guard-activated-after-downtown-minneapolis-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard activated after downtown Minneapolis unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 The governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard on Wednesday night to help quell unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe once again see the unrest on our streets. And not just Minnesota but as a nation, this pain continues on,\u201d Gov. Tim Walz said at a late night news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walz declared a peacetime emergency in Minneapolis and said he was mobilizing the Minnesota National Guard but did not say how many troops were being deployed. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew Wednesday night until 6 a.m. Thursday and requested National Guard help after people broke windows and stole merchandise from downtown stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMinneapolis, it\u2019s time to heal. We must rebuild and recover. Dangerous, unlawful behavior will not be tolerated,\u201d the Democratic governor said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard activation in Minneapolis follows a move by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to authorize the sending of 500 members of the National Guard to Kenosha, doubling the number of troops activated to deal with civil unrest there. The governor\u2019s office said he is working with other states to bring in additional National Guard members and law officers. Authorities also announced a 7 p.m. curfew, an hour earlier than the night before.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/27\/wisconsin-governor-doubles-number-of-guard-troops-authorized-for-kenosha-unrest\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20239283860275.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Wisconsin governor doubles number of Guard troops authorized for Kenosha unrest<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The White House said up to 2,000 National Guard troops would be made available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minneapolis was rocked by protests that turned violent after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/59021d2afd38f8a422280a6a89bde22a\">George Floyd<\/a>, a handcuffed Black man, died after a white police officer pressed his knee against Floyd\u2019s neck for nearly eight minutes on May 25. Floyd\u2019s death sparked protests worldwide. Demonstrators also have gathered in downtown Minneapolis this week to protest after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/62ddb4c23511f0c1959fb4a691a81927\">Jacob Blake<\/a>, a Black man, was shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin on Sunday, leaving him paralyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Minneapolis, Floyd&#8217;s death set off several nights of violence, including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/7013997bc5633f3113d65901ddb7e85e\">burning of a Minneapolis police precinct office<\/a>, until Walz activated the National Guard. South Minneapolis, where Floyd was arrested, and North Minneapolis saw the brunt of vandalism, but downtown Minneapolis was largely spared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TV footage and reporter\u2019s tweets Wednesday night showed people grabbing merchandise at a Saks OFF 5TH store, a fire at a British pub and broken windows on the door and shrimp scattered on the sidewalk outside Ruth\u2019s Chris Steak House. Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell said fireworks were being set off and bottles thrown late Wednesday, and there were reports of gunshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police were making arrests and trying to clear downtown, Schnell told reporters. The number of arrests would not be available until Thursday morning, Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said. One officer was hospitalized with a serious injury that was not life-threatening, Elder said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minnesota State Patrol has mobilized about 150 troopers and all available metro area state troopers in response to the unrest in Minneapolis, Walz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is part of a larger narrative. It was the flash point of George Floyd, it has spread across this nation. It does us no good to try and either divide or ignore or to make it worse or to blame someone. We\u2019re just, as a state and as a nation, going to have to come together and figure out what our next steps are,\u201d Walz told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frey said during a news conference Wednesday night that he and Walz had been in contact to address the unrest. Frey said bolstering enforcement was an effort to \u201cstay ahead of the game as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we\u2019re calling for right now is peace,\u201d Frey said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re calling for right now is for people to return to their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo dispelled rumors on social media about the death of an unidentified Black man suspected in a Wednesday afternoon homicide, who later fatally shot himself on the Nicollet Mall as officers approached. The incident, which was captured on city surveillance video and released by police within 90 minutes, nonetheless sparked protests and looting in the heart of downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video confirmed the police account of what happened and showed the man glancing over his shoulder before pulling out the gun and firing, then collapsing to the ground as a half-dozen witnesses ran away with their hands in the air, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/mpls-windows-smashed-crowds-gather-after-police-say-shooting-suspect-killed-himself\/572231992\/\">Star Tribune<\/a>. The officers, one of whom had his gun drawn, shooed a remaining witness away and kicked the suspect\u2019s gun away before performing chest compressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not an officer-related incident,\u201d Arradondo said. \u201cWe\u2019re compounding more tragedy by the destruction and folks wanting to do harm to our communities in our downtown sector this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is my city. We will not tolerate that,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AP reporter Steve Karnowski contributed from Minneapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota National Guard has been activated again to quell unrest in 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