Seattle Pays 2020 BLM Rioters $10 Million Over ‘Excessive Force’ Claims

In America’s two-tiered justice system, over 1,000 J6 patriots were imprisoned for peacefully protesting at the Capitol while leftists are cashing in on their riots claiming excessive use of force by police who tried to stop the riots. Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 rioters injured by police during the summer of riots. Seattle claimed that it was too costly to go to trial. In the last year, Denver agreed to pay $4.7 million to 300 BLM rioters arrested in 2020. Philadelphia coughed up $9 million. NYC is paying $13 million. Elon Musk asked “What are they paying for the property damage they caused?”

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Peacefully protest at the Capitol before getting teargassed by Capitol Police and possibly murdered by them? The Biden DOJ will hunt you down and lock you up.

Participate in a summer of anti-Trump chaos? Cities will pay you because the cops were mean while stopping you from smashing windows and setting fires.

In the last year, Denver agreed to pay $4.7 million to 300 BLM rioters arrested in 2020. Philadelphia coughed up $9 million. NYC is paying $13 million.

And now, Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 rioters injured by police during the summer of riots.

“This decision was the best financial decision for the City considering risk, cost, and insurance,” said Seattle City Attorney Ann Davidson in a press release reported by The Federalist. “The case has been a significant drain on the time and resources of the City and would have continued to be so through an estimated three-month trial that was scheduled to begin in May.”

The lawsuit was filed by demonstrators in September 2020 in a case which includes over 10,000 videos, more than one million documents, and “hundreds of interactions between the plaintiffs and law enforcement officers.”

“This settlement resolves the majority of the remaining claims arising out of the 2020 demonstration period and is a big step toward allowing the City to focus on the important work of today, while moving forward from events four years ago,” said Davidson.

As The Federalist notes;

The far-left city of Seattle became a hotspot for the politically charged riots in 2020 when violent demonstrations erupted in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. According to the Associated Press, demonstrators were hit with crowd control devices the city council had previously banned.

In February last year, the city settled a separate lawsuit in federal court related to the summer demonstrations. Seattle agreed to pay more than $3.6 million after a federal judge found officials deleted evidence of government failures to protect businesses during the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest” (CHOP).

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CHOP is more popularly known as the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ), wherein far-left anarchists annexed a six-block area the group declared “autonomous” with their own border control and I.D. checks. Then-Democrat Mayor Jenny Durkan compared the autonomous zone to a “block party” and celebrated the demonstration as a “summer of love.”

The utopian project, however, was far from the peaceful “block party” the city’s mayor made it out to be.

“More than a dozen businesses and residents, led by the investment group Hunters Capital, sued the city over its handling of the three-week CHOP protests, claiming the city’s decision to tolerate — and in some cases aid — the closure of an eight-block section of Capitol Hill hurt their businesses,” according to the Seattle Times.

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“I’d Like to See Them Shot in the Head” – Irish Immigrant Politician Calls for the Execution of Irishmen

Last week, an Algerian immigrant stabbed five people near an elementary school and a 5-year old girl is still fighting for her life. In response, several hundred people protested and rioted against the stabbing incident, migrant crime and mass migration. Authorities downplayed the knife violence and instead condemned Irish people who oppose open borders. Abu Kalam Azad Talukder, who immigrated from Bangladesh in 2000, is a council member in Limerick; he said that he did not believe that those who rioted were the face of Ireland and were just criminal opportunists interested in looting. He said, “I’d like to see them shot in the head or bring the public in and beat them until they die.”

Irish Prime Minister Varadkar vowed to pass new laws against “hatred ” following the riots. The real purpose is to shut down speech that opposes leftist goals.

Legendary MMA fighter and Irishman Conor McGregor is under investigation after weighing in on the evil attack on these innocent children and calling out Irish government officials.

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An immigrant politician from the city of Limerick at a council meeting this week called for the execution of the individuals involved in last week’s Dublin protests.

As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, five people, including children, were stabbed near a school in Dublin, Ireland, last Thursday by an Algerian immigrant. Ordinary Irish citizens who were tired of seeing their elected officials pushing open borders and coddling immigrant criminals responded with mass rioting.

The Limerick Post revealed that Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) member Abu Kalam Azad Talukder, who immigrated from Bangladesh in 2000, responded with genuinely sick comments on Monday. He called the people involved in the protests “criminals” who should be “shot in the head.”

I strongly believe that this is not the face of Ireland. This is just some criminals looting the shops. I don’t think they follow any ideological purpose. They come to the streets and just rob. They should get punishment.

“Not even an animal does these kinds of things. It is very shameful and they should get public punishment.

“I’d like to see them shot in the head or bring the public in and beat them until they die.”

Radical Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and his fellow quislings in government have not responded to Talukder’s evil remarks. He did have plenty to say to the Irish people are fed up with dangerous migrants as the Gateway Pundit’s Cristina Laila previously reported.

“I really would ask people to try and avoid connecting crime with migration. It’s not right,” Varadkar said. He added that “a few” migrants will commit “terrible crimes,” just as some Irish people commit crimes.

Varadkar also vowed to pass new laws against “hatred ” following the riots. The real purpose, of course, is to shut down the type of free speech he despises.

“We will pass new laws in the coming weeks to enable the Gardai (police) to make better use of the CCTV evidence they collected yesterday, and also we will modernize our laws against incitement to hatred and hatred in general,” Varadkar told a news conference on Friday.

They have already begun their crackdown even without new laws. Legendary MMA fighter and Irishman Conor McGregor is under investigation after weighing in on the evil attack on these innocent children and calling out Irish government officials.

Any update on the wellbeing of those stabbed today? Absolutely horrific scenes all day, my stomach is churning. With no action being taken at all during these ever more frequent events, like literally zero action taken whatsoever, how do we expect an end to this? We need reform.…

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 23, 2023

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France Is in a State of near Anarchy Amid Riots Following Police Shooting of Algerian Teen

France is steeped in ongoing mass riots that includes the burning of buildings, buses and cars, vandalism and looting following the fatal police shooting Nahel M, on June 27, 2023. Nahel was a 17-year old of Algerian and Moroccan descent and the protests are against alleged police abuse and racism, although his family said the riots are not for Nahel. The teen refused to stop for police and struck an officer before he was shot and crashed his car; he had an extensive police record.

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Summary by JW WIlliams

France is steeped in ongoing mass riots that includes the burning of buildings, buses and cars, vandalism and looting, following the fatal police shooting Nahel M, on June 27, 2023. Nahel was a 17-year old of Algerian and Moroccan descent and the protests are against alleged police abuse and racism, although his family said the riots are not for Nahel.

Nahel was reported to be speeding recklessly in a bright yellow Mercedes with Polish license plates and was a danger to bikers and pedestrians. He is too young to have a drivers license in France.  He led police on a pursuit over sidewalks, through red lights and down bus lanes; he finally stopped when he was blocked by traffic. Police ordered him to cut the engine, but he floored it instead and struck a police officer whose gun may have discharged at this time. The car continued forward and hit an obstacle and flipped on its roof. One passenger fled on foot and one was arrested.

Nahel had been arrested 15 times before for failure to stop for police, lack of insurance, forging license plates and drug crimes. His name was on a police file called a Taj, used by authorities for a variety of investigations.

French President Macron fanned the flames of discord by calling the youth’s death “inexplicable, inexcusable”. France is now on red alert as Macron faces calls to impose a “state of emergency”. Marauding gangs with guns were seen rampaging in Marseille and police headquarters was ransacked in a fourth night of chaos.

On Saturday, France’s Interior Ministry said 2,500 fires were reported overnight. Rioters set fire to 1,350 vehicles and 235 buildings nationwide. About 1,300 people were arrested, while the government mobilized 45,000 police officers with armored vehicles to quell the violence.

The police have reportedly lost control over the streets and the French police unions threatened to protest if the government refuses to clamp down hard on the rioting. French police said they were “at war” with “savage hordes of vermin.” Critics question if these organized rioters are attempting a ‘color revolution’ in France.

Rioters rammed a burning car into the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb forcing him. his wife, and young children to flee. It was reported that rioters fired rockets at them. Investigators are treating the incident as attempted murder.

Alex Jones says that over 10 million Muslims have been brought into France over the last 40 years. He said that French people and French culture have been totally captured by the left. He added that while guns have been removed from the public, people are routinely attacked by roaming gangs of migrants with machine guns and hand grenades that are brought into the country. Tourism in Paris has dropped by 80% amid massive crime.

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Sources:

NewsWars:       https://www.newswars.com/french-police-say-were-at-war-with-vermin-as-nationwide-riots-spread-like-cancer/

Gateway Pundit:      https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/france-has-fallen-17-year-old-victim-was/

BBC       https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66052104




Chicago’s New Mayor Doesn’t Want to “Demonize” Teens Who Terrorized  the City

Chicago: Last weekend, mobs of youths organized on social media and rioted; two teens were shot, drivers were attacked, cars were set on fire, and police were overwhelmed. Only 15 people out of hundreds of rioters were arrested. Chicago’s new Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson responded by saying, “In no way do I condone the destructive activity we saw in the Loop and lakefront this weekend. It is unacceptable and has no place in our city. However, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.” Lack of consequences for criminal acts incentivizes looting and mayhem. Police have been defunded. Criminal justice reform has turned felonies into misdemeanors, violent criminals are released from prison early, and progressive Soros-backed District Attorneys refuse to prosecute crimes. Prior to the new Mayor’s soft on crime statement, he told a group organizing for a “police-free future” that black people should be removed from “state-sponsored policing” as a way to fight “white supremacy.”

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Censored video of youths beating white woman and black man

Link for video:    https://www.bitchute.com/video/qLRyLmde5fKK/

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Gateway Pundit:   https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/chicago-mayor-elect-johnson-tells-chicagoans-not-to-demonize-teens-who-terrorized-and-unleashed-violent-chaos-on-the-city/




French Citizens Riot in Response to Plan to Require Vaccine Passports

French citizens rioted in response to plans by President Macron to require vaccine passports to enter venues like shopping malls, restaurants, bars, hospitals, cafés, and access public transport. People will have to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter any of these sites beginning in August. PCR tests will no longer be free in hopes that the cost will drive up vaccination rates. Vaccines will become mandatory for all health workers by September 15, after which they could face potential sanctions or fines. A vaccination campaign for high school, secondary school, and primary school students will begin in September. GEG

French President Emmanuel Macron gave a televised address on Monday night as the public was being told that the Delta variant of Covid-19 was surging though the country. He announced further measures to slow the spread of the so-called and outlined plans to make vaccination compulsory for health workers.

French President Emmanuel Macron began his address by speaking about a surge in infections of the Covid-19 Delta variant in mainland France and its overseas territories, and urged French citizens to get vaccinated.

“If we do not act today, the number of cases will continue to increase,” he said.

Macron explained that the government was striving to achieve a 100 percent vaccination rate across the country.

Vaccination will become mandatory for all health workers. Macron urged them to be inoculated by September 15, after which they could face potential sanctions or fines. Vaccination is a “matter of individual responsibility […] but also a matter of our freedom”, the president added.

France’s health minister Olivier Véran said that non-vaccinated health workers won’t receive a salary nor be allowed to work after September 15.

He announced that a vaccination campaign for high school, secondary school and primary school students will begin when school starts again in September.

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Newswars:   https://www.newswars.com/french-citizens-riot-in-response-to-plan-to-mandate-vaccine-passports/




Democrats Try to Blame Republicans for Unpopular ‘Defunding’ of Police

Radical Progressive Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley, supported “unrest” from BLM (here, here, and here) and have been pushing to ‘Defund the Police’ for a year while other Democrats remained silent. Last year, Kamala Harris said to “beware” that the violent BLM protests were not going to stop. Defunding the police has become unpopular as crime explodes. Democrats, with an eye on the 2022 midterm elections, are now trying to blame Republicans for defunding the police by accusing Republicans of rejecting the ‘Rescue America’ stimulus bill that leftists claim was to be used to fund the police. However, the legislation was intended for COVID-19 relief and the spending plan was not clearly defined.

White Hose Press Secretary Jen Psaki doubled down Wednesday on her embarrassing claim that Republicans are the ones defining police departments across the country, yet failed to name a single example when asked.

Fox News’s Peter Doocy refused to drop the matter, telling Psaki “You mentioned, at the last briefing, that you think Republicans wanted to defund the police because they did not support the American Rescue Plan.”

“Which Republican ever said that they did not like the American Rescue Plan because they wanted to defund the police?” Doocy asked, knowing that there are none.

Psaki ignored the core question, and claimed that Republicans have “stood in the way of crucial funding needed to prevent the laying off of police officers as crimes increased,” but Doocy continued.

“There are lots of examples of Democrats explicitly saying they want to defund the police,” the reporter asserted, adding “We’ve got Congresswoman Cori Bush, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar.”

“Are there any examples of Republican members of Congress saying they want to defund the police?” Doocy again asked.

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Minneapolis: New Riots, Antifa/ BLM Agitator Says: “I’m Not Gonna Lie, I Forgot His Name”

US Marshals shot and killed Winston Boogie Smith Jr, 32, in a parking garage as they tried to arrest him on a felony-arms rap on June 4, 2021. Rioters set fires, blocked traffic and looted following the shooting of Smith, who was armed and fired at law enforcement officers. Last year, riots in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd tore the city apart. Crime has soared while the police force has been reduced by one third, a loss of 200 officers. Winston Smith posted violent and angry messages on social media calling for people to bring guns and bombs to fight a war against police.

According to records, Smith was convicted of felony aggravated robbery in 2017, was on probation and unable to possess a firearm. If he had been nabbed with a firearm by cops, he could have sent back to prison. In a nearby county, Smith was wanted for failing to appear for a sentencing hearing May 19 after he pleaded guilty to felony firearm possession. Smith had two other arrests on his record: for driving without a license, which he was convicted of, and for stealing 20 packs of Newport cigarettes, which was dismissed. He also had been cited 15 times for traffic violations and received two tickets for marijuana possession.

An Antifa/ BLM rioter who was interviewed by Antifa news outlet Unicorn Riot about the shooting said: “I’m not gonna lie, I forgot his name.”

Winston Smith

Several people were arrested as protesters rocked Minneapolis for the second night in a row, blocking traffic and setting fires in the wake of a fatal police shooting earlier in the week.

Demonstrations Friday evening were initially peaceful, according to reports, but devolved as protesters blocked rush-hour traffic at the busy intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, according to local reports, using a makeshift barricade of bike racks, motorcycles and dumpsters.

The unrest began Thursday after U.S. Marshals shot and killed Winston Boogie Smith Jr., 32, in a parking garage as they tried to arrest Smith on a felony-arms rap.

Smith exchanged gunfire with cops, authorities said, according to court records. Smith died of multiple gunshot wounds, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office reported Saturday morning.

Smith’s family demanded answers from authorities.

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NY Post:  https://nypost.com/2021/06/04/winston-boogie-smith-pulled-gun-on-cops-before-he-was-killed/

Information Liberation:  http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62276

Newsweek:   https://www.newsweek.com/year-after-george-floyds-death-minneapolis-mayor-wants-re-fund-police-1594411

 




Sonoma County, CA: Trump Supporter Infiltrated Antifa Group, Discovers List Targeting Police and Republicans

A Trump supporter infiltrated the local Antifa movement and was able to obtain their “target list” and recordings of their planning sessions where the members spoke openly about killing police and targeting local Republicans. This Antifa group was responsible for the bloody attack on the former home of Officer Brodd who testified for the defense in the Derek Chauvin trial. The local ABC news investigative team learned the group’s leader, who goes by the screen name ‘Marb’, is a 25-year-old college student who was arrested for felony assault on a police officer last year at a riot in Oakland. The district attorney declined to file charges. Marb has been taking down his social media, both the public and private accounts since the story broke and he is now at risk of being ‘doxed’.

https://youtu.be/aIi42bLQF_s

Shocking comments were made during an online meeting of far-left activists in Sonoma County, discussing a possible protest for this Saturday.

Group leader: “It’s May Day, baby, like come out and take, take somethin’ over with us, I don’t, I don’t (bleep)-ing know.”
Member: “Let’s kill people. (laughs)”
Group Leader: “Let’s kill some cops.”
Member: “Yeah.”

The ABC7 I-Team has been investigating the group’s possible connection to recent acts of vandalism, including an incident at the former home of a Derek Chauvin defense witness one week ago.

The Trump supporter tells the I-Team he infiltrated a group of activists in Sonoma County who call themselves anti-fascist, and he gave us what he says is their “target list” and recordings of their planning sessions.

Former Santa Rosa Police Officer Barry Brodd testified as a use of force expert in the George Floyd trial, defending the actions of Derek Chauvin.

Brodd testified on April 13, “I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified.”

Four days later, masked figures in black threw a severed pig head and pig blood at the house where Brodd used to live in West Santa Rosa.

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Chauvin Juror Feared ‘People Coming to my House If They Were Not Happy With the Verdict’


An alternate juror on the Derek Chauvin trial told local news that she “did not want to go through rioting and destruction again” and “was concerned about people coming to [her] house if they were not happy with the verdict.” There had been riots six blocks from her house near Brooklyn Center, and police had to use flash grenades for crowd control following the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, who resisted arrest. All the jurors who ultimately ruled on the case were facing similar concerns, especially since leftist media had published their race, approximate ages, and their jobs. Judge Peter Cahill threatened twice to declare a mistrial but failed to follow through, perhaps due to fear also. -GEG

The juror, Lisa Christensen, also revealed how the riots which broke out in Brooklyn Center in the middle of the trial were right by her house.


“When I came home, I could hear the helicopters flying over my house… I could hear the flash bangs going off,” Christensen said. “If I stepped outside, I could see the smoke from the grenades. One day, the trial ran a little late, and I had trouble getting to my house, because the protesters were blocking the interstate, so I had to go way around.”

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Minnesota: Riots and Looting Break Out after Black Man Resisting Arrest Was Shot and Killed by Police

A White police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright as he resisted arrest. She says she mistakenly shot him with her gun when she intended to use her taser to subdue him. She has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter. The police chief and city manager have left office. Riots have raged since the shooting on Sunday night. -GEG

Warming – graphic videos

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Summary by JW Williams

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota: On Sunday, April 11, Daunte Wright, a black man, was shot during a traffic stop by a white female police officer, Kim Potter, when he escaped from handcuffs, got into his vehicle, and appeared to be reaching for something. Video shows Potter preparing to apply cuffs when Wright broke free and tried to escape. At the time of the stop, there was a warrant out for Wright’s arrest for bail violations related to a 2019 attempted aggravated robbery and ‘choking and holding a woman at gunpoint for $820,’ court papers revealed.

After Officer Potter mistook her gun for a taser and killed Wright, she resigned and was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. Nightly rioting in Brooklyn Center began the night of the shooting. Cars were smashed, and about 20 businesses were looted and trashed, including Footlocker. The company donated $200-million dollars to Black Lives Matter causes in the past year. Last June, Nike pledged $40-million over four years to “black community organizations”. BLM has raised $10.6 billion.

Brooklyn Park Police Department headquarters was “shot up”, and officers were pelted with cans of pop and concrete blocks. Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned after facing backlash from reporters during a press briefing because he called the riot a riot. Some press members insisted there was no riot. Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey was fired for saying that Officer Potter should receive ‘due process’ following the shooting.

Sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9467375/Daunte-Wright-warrant-arrest-attempted-aggravated-robbery-charges.html

https://summit.news/2021/04/13/footlocker-looted-again-despite-200-million-in-donations-to-blm-causes/

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/dont-do-reporters-rebuke-police-chief-not-use-term-riot




BLM Activist: “If George Floyd’s Murderer Is Not Sentenced, Just Know that all Hell Is Going to Break Loose”

Houston, Texas: Maya Echols, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist and social media influencer with nearly half a million fans, posted a video stating that “If George Floyd’s murderer is not sentenced just know that all hell is going to break loose. Don’t be surprised when buildings are on fire.” In the wake of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, protests erupted across the nation. Many of the protests turned into riots and businesses were looted, vandalized and in some cases burned to the ground. More than a dozen people were killed during the chaos, which lasted several weeks.

MODEL and Black Lives Matter activist Maya Echols has warned “all hell is gonna break loose” if Derek Chauvin isn’t convicted for the death of George Floyd.

In a video published on TikTok, Echols cautioned that Minneapolis would suffer more riots and vandalism, similar to the chaos that unfolded in the city last May in response to Floyd’s fatal Memorial Day arrest.

Click on this link for video:   https://twitter.com/warriorwoman91/status/1379061061286944773

“If George Floyd’s murderer is not sentenced, just know that all hell is gonna break loose,” the activist is heard saying in the since-deleted clip.

“Don’t be surprised when building are on fire. Just sayin’,” she added.

Echols, a signed IMG Worldwide Model, is also a social media influencer, boasting half-a-million followers on TikTok.

In the wake of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, racial injustice protests erupted across the nation.

Some of the protests escalated into fierce riots, including in Minneapolis, where thousands-strong crowds of activists violently clashed with police.

Businesses were looted, vandalized and in some cases burned to the ground entirely.

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Minneapolis: Man Killed in Militant Autonomous ‘George Floyd Square’ as City Prepares for Cop’s Trial

Imez Wright, a 30-year old man who was previously convicted for domestic abuse and narcotics crimes, was fatally shot last Saturday following an argument near “George Floyd Square,” a four-block ‘autonomous’ area with makeshift barriers that serves as a memorial to Floyd, who died in police custody that resulted in protests and riots across the US. The site is similar to Seattle’s autonomous zone established last summer and has been plagued by crime. Police were reportedly turned away at the scene of the shooting. A BLM activist who calls herself a medic for the ‘autonomous zone’ said that she heard what sounded like “500 gunshots” Saturday night during her shift. In essence, militants are holding the city hostage, but local governing authorities have allowed it.

Officials have vowed to reopen the zone after the trial for former police officer Derek Chauvin is concluded. Last year, there were 14 non-fatal shootings that occurred between May 1 through August 31 in the area, compared with just three shootings in 2019. Residents blame gang violence, BLM activists, many of whom are from out of state, and protests as the primary cause of the unrest and crime. The National Guard has also been deployed to the city.

Gates and jury-rigged barriers enclose ‘George Floyd Square,’ a four block area from 37th to 39th Streets South and Columbus and Elliott Avenues East, that serves as a memorial in the neighborhood where Floyd died. Now a manhunt is underway in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a black man nearby. A BLM activist who calls herself a medic for the ‘autonomous zone‘ told the Washington Times that she heard what sounded like “500 gunshots” Saturday night during her shift.

According to the Times, as of Sunday night, no white people were allowed access to the area by local activists. The description mirrored Seattle’s autonomous zone established last summer. Pedestrians were asked to leave, with activist guards manning the gates. The zone has been plagued by crime since last year.

Neighbors told the Times, that they tried working with protesters, and asked that traffic not be disrupted. Activists allegedly responded with threats. Residents blame gang violence, BLM activists and protests as the primary cause of the unrest and crime. They added that safety concerns have caused people to move out of the neighborhood and pointed to multiple for-sale signs and empty houses nearby. Social justice-themed yard signs are common in the area with residents struggling to reconcile their beliefs with the rise in violence and decline in quality of life. Businesses have also left the area.

The shooting suspect allegedly had an argument with the victim, opened fire and then fled the scene in a cream colored Chevrolet Suburban which may have suffered “gunshot damage.”

Police spokesman John Elder said police were notified of Saturday’s shooting at about 5:45 pm and were told the victim or victims had been brought out of the autonomous zone to the edge of the intersection.

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Additional sources:

LawOfficer:   https://www.lawofficer.com/militants-rule-george-floyd-memorial-site/

Fox News:   https://fox40jackson.com/headlines/minneapolis-shootings-1-fatally-shot-near-george-floyd-square-2-others-injured-across-city/