Minneapolis Riots National Guard. The National Guard is being mobilized in Minneapolis after violent protests erupted over the death of George Floyd in police custody. The National Guard is being mobilized in Minneapolis after violent protests erupted over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
But whatever was the spark that set off the current round of rioting in the Twin Cities area, it is clear that most property owners and residents will have to fend for themselves where riots have taken place. Some stores in Minneapolis and the suburbs planned to close early, fearing more strife. Paul and a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence after rioting over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody, reduced parts of one neighborhood to a.
Buildings in the city's downtown were damaged, officers deployed.
Tim Walz called in the National Guard on Thursday as looting broke out in St.
Paul, which lies near Minneapolis (Minnesota), have asked the National Guard for assistance amid the threat of riots over the recent death of George Floyd, an African American "We have requested the assistance of the National Guard, and so we expect that. A mischievous opponent of the bill added "sex" to. Moments after police in riot gear tried to disperse a crowd of peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square across from the White House, President Donald Trump said the civil disturbances that have erupted across the nation since George Floyd's killing on Memorial Day would be quelled.