Reporter Liz Sawyer with the Minneapolis Star Tribune covered the second night of riots in Minneapolis, but she evacuated the area when things got out of hand. She tweeted out: “Pure pandemonium. We’ve evacuated.”
Video from earlier in the night shows skirmishes with police and complete chaos:
“Very tense.”
Very tense. Tons of breaking glass. Protesters have erected some makeshift barriers in the street with debris. pic.twitter.com/vZDv2ZvbhA
— Liz Sawyer (@ByLizSawyer) April 13, 2021
Tear gas doesn’t stop the rioters as a group of Black Bloc anarchists chant: “You can’t stop the revolution.”
Another round of tear gas sends crowd running. Seconds later, people head back to their place in front t of the precinct, some chanting “you can’t stop the revolution!” pic.twitter.com/Uvm07Bmd2k
— Liz Sawyer (@ByLizSawyer) April 13, 2021
A strip mall was looted, and even the Dollar Store was looted. The Dollar Store? Really?
Smoke is billowing out of the Dollar Tree. Bystanders are yelling “Is there anybody in there? Get out of there.” This is going to engulf in minutes. @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/6cCist4dtI
— Liz Sawyer (@ByLizSawyer) April 13, 2021
Drew Hernandez reports that the looting continues:
MINNEAPOLIS: Looting continues throughout the city, apparently national guard has been called yet doesn’t appear to be doing much
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) April 13, 2021
