MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesotans showed their solidarity with Wisconsin Monday after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha.
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People first gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis before marching to the Minneapolis Police First Precinct building.
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Some of the protesters burned an American flag towards the end of the march. A smaller group stayed downtown for a few hours. Police say five people, one woman and four men, were arrested for crimes related to “civil unrest.” One arrest was for damaging property, but police didn’t specify about the other four.
About 40 people are here in front of Hennepin County Public Safety Facility in Minneapolis right now demanding the release of protesters who was detained earlier @WCCO pic.twitter.com/1PjNAuPc3r
— Dymanh Chhoun (@Dymanh) August 25, 2020
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Two of the officers involved in Blake’s shooting Sunday night are on administrative leave. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating.
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Source: CBS Minnesota