Minneapolis Riots Cop Car. Paul Police Department has categorically denied one of its officers escalated the Minneapolis riots by smashing the window of an auto parts store while undercover, after social media sleuths claimed to have identified him. The FBI is investigating the incident, which drew widespread condemnation of the officers after a video showing part of the encounter circulated on social media.
Tuesday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that four officers involved are now "former employees" with the department "We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck. MINNEAPOLIS—I woke up to the smell of smoke coming through the window. Footage shows the man, George Floyd, groaning and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe" to the white officer.
Tuesday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that four officers involved are now "former employees" with the department "We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck.
Minneapolis police union head Lt Bob Kroll ranted in a letter to cops that they were being made "You've turned the tide of the largest scale riot that Minneapolis has ever seen." After ordering him to leave the car, the officer "pulled him out of the car" and Floyd "actively resisted" being handcuffed.
Footage shows the man, George Floyd, groaning and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe" to the white officer. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also came to the podium and backed up what the Mayor said. At least three people were killed after "multiple shootings" were reported in downtown Indianapolis Saturday night into early Sunday morning as protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis turned into violent riots.