Minneapolis protest: 1 dead, suspect in custody after driver strikes demonstrators

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MINNEAPOLIS — One person is dead and a suspect is in police custody after a driver struck a group of protesters in Minneapolis late Sunday, authorities said.

According to the Star Tribune, the incident occurred about 11:40 p.m. at the intersection of South Girard Avenue and Lake Street, where demonstrators had gathered to protest over the shooting of Winston Smith Jr., a Black man who was killed by a U.S. Marshals task force June 3.

Minneapolis police tweeted early Monday that emergency crews rushed two people who had been hurt in the crash to a nearby hospital, where one was pronounced dead and the other was expected to recover. A third person experienced a “medical issue and was treated,” the department added.

Victim update from Uptown crash. Two people were hurt from the crash. One person had medical issue and was treated. — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) June 14, 2021

Adult female is pronounced deceased at hospital as a result of the crash in Uptown other injured party has non-life-threatening injuries. — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) June 14, 2021

Meanwhile, protesters pulled the suspect from the car, police said.

“He is now [in] police custody and being treated at an area hospital,” the department tweeted overnight. “Unknown motive at this time.”

Suspect pulled from the car by protesters. He is now I. Police custody and being treated at area hospital. Unknown motive at this time — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) June 14, 2021

No further information was immediately available.

Rupert80027 on June 14th, 2021 at 15:54 UTC »

This driver is in trouble. Running over protesters is only legal in Florida.

ImaginaryRoads on June 14th, 2021 at 07:49 UTC »

Just a reminder that Fox aired and then pulled a video encouraging people to drive through liberal protesters. They left it up for seven months and only pulled it after Heather Heyer was murdered.