Minneapolis police faced off with about 100 people gathered Thursday night in downtown Minneapolis to protest local and national issues.
Protesters, police face off in downtown Minneapolis; no arrests
Despite heated moments, there were no arrests.
September 25, 2020 at 11:57AM
The demonstrators began their rally near the federal courthouse and then marched to several sites around downtown.
Among their grievances were the lack of charges in Breonna Taylor's March shooting death by police in Louisville, Ky., as well as Thursday morning's clearing of a homeless encampment in Peavey Park, in south Minneapolis.
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About an hour into their protest, the demonstrators set up a barricade that police, who were not present until well into the demonstration, eventually removed. For a time, a line of police officers stood about 40 feet from a line of shouting protesters, but there was no physical violence.As of 8:30 p.m., there had been no arrests, said Cyndi Barrington, spokeswoman for the Minneapolis Police Department.
The demonstrators blocked light rail tracks, delaying some trains and causing route changes, Metro Transit tweeted. At one point, they lit a small fire on the tracks.
Chants included, "No justice, no peace, kill all the police" and "Die, Donald Trump."
Earlier in the evening, there was at least one heated confrontation between a protester and a motorist, a witness said.
As darkness settled, the group thinned out and moved away from the jail. They walked along S. 4th Street toward U.S. Bank Stadium about 9 p.m.
Some protesters shouted at a Star Tribune photographer, telling him to stop taking photos and threatening to take cameras away. They chanted, "No more pictures," as they walked.
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