Minneapolis Riots Today Map. Fires have sprung up around the area. For three nights, the city burned, but when the sun rose, crews of volunteers showed up to to clean the street and put things back together.
The rioting in Minneapolis last night was so bad that the fires from the burning buildings show up on this morning's air quality control maps. More protests are planned for today in downtown Minneapolis near the government center and in Saint Paul. NBC reported they would not be describing this as "riots" but protests.
The mayor of Minneapolis asked the state National Guard to move in after protests over the death of George Floyd escalated Wednesday night with a fatal shooting, widespread looting, fires and the.
This was also the part of town that bore the brunt of much of the destruction from the nights of riots that began as protests over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Note: When comparing data, remember that comparing raw numbers isn't easy. The overwhelming majority of people who posted on social media from the precinct fire and those arrested Friday night at the protests in the Twin Cities live in the area, according to USA TODAY's. The aftermath of Floyd's death has also been referred to as the Minneapolis Riots and Minneapolis Uprising, though notable events occurred throughout the Minneapolis-St.