Destruction and rioting started back up in Minneapolis on Thursday after false reports of a fatal police shooting which turned out to be a suicide.
Police were approaching the man when he pulled out a gun and shot himself. Immediately, everyone blamed the police for his death, without bothering to wait for more information.
In Minneapolis, a man killed himself. Someone spread a false rumor this was a police shooting. Some people opportunistically started rioting/lotting. In order to rebut the rumor, the Minneapolis PD released a Twitter video of his suicide.
This is a bad time.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 27, 2020
Late in the evening, dozens of shots were fired.
The moment shots were fired in Minneapolis https://t.co/qKr7CjUqVr
— special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) August 27, 2020
Some initial reports have said that people were shooting at police, but little information about the incident is currently known.
30 shots fired at 8th Marquette, still shooting at cops#MplsRiots2020 #DowntownMpls #MplsDowntown #Mpls #MplsCrime
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) August 27, 2020
Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/zB9sB9aJDf
— special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) August 27, 2020
Earlier in the evening, a member of the “Boogaloo boy” anti-government militia threatened to shoot officers if they fired at “protesters.”
Benjamin Ryan Teeter with the Boogaloo Boys threatening to shoot officers in Minneapolis https://t.co/cgnLphZvr4
— special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) August 27, 2020
Multiple businesses in the city have been looted, burned and destroyed. Police have announced that they will no longer be able to respond to the area and that injured people will need to be brought to the hospital.
This is an ongoing situation and the Gateway Pundit will continue to provide updates as they become available.