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MINNEAPOLIS A Minnesota National Guard neighborhood security team says it was fired upon in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, with two guard members sustaining minor injuries.
The shooting occurred shortly before 4:20 a.m. in the Jordan neighborhood near the intersection of Penn Avenue and Broadway in northwest Minneapolis. According to a statement from the guard, a light-colored SUV fired several shots at a Minnesota Operation Safety Net team. Operation Safety Net is a joint effort among the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriffs Office, the State of Minnesota and local jurisdictions.
I am relieved to know none of our Guardsmen were seriously injured, said Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke. This event highlights the volatility and tension in our communities right now. I ask for peace as we work through this difficult time.
The Minnesota National Guard was activated as part of the effort, but many have been critical of the guards presence in Minneapolis neighborhoods this week amid tension with the Derek Chauvin trial and the recent Brooklyn Center police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Demonstrators have called on the guard to go home.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minnesota-national-guard-says-members-injured-in-drive-by-shooting-in-minneapolis/ar-BB1fMxTA
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,147 posts)and the Guard *bring* violence wherever they go, instead of preventing it. Huh. I know newsrooms try to verify the information from cop press releases, but times are tough these days, and we take what we can get, amirite? I believe tots and pears are offered in these situations.
blm
(112,920 posts)Law enforcement and guardsmen AND blame it on the legitimate protestors.
Blue Owl
(49,918 posts)Turns out he was not a BLM activist -- but a goddamned piece of shit WHITE SUPREMACIST dumping gas on the fire...
nykym
(3,063 posts)They have not picked him up he is still free to walk around.
nuxvomica
(12,364 posts)Which was done by Boogaloo Bois while shouting what they thought were leftist slogans. I hope someone is tracking all the false flag ops done by RWers to make BLM and Antifa look dangerous.
If you are out there and see any militia-types with long rifles, stay safe and get pictures/video documentation.
sarisataka
(18,220 posts)If the Guard members shoot back?
A Ma duce will stop the car and we can get positive ID on the occupants from dental records and/or DNA
TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)Its a dangerous situation though because of the danger of a bystander being shot in the crossfire.
Dr. Strange
(25,898 posts)You fire at the National Guard, it's go time.