George Floyd protests in Minneapolis turn deadly as city mayor urges calm
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: May 28 2020 8:39 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: Minneapolis woke up Thursday morning to fires still burning and smoke hanging in the air after a second night of violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody turned deadly overnight.
A man was found dead Wednesday night on a sidewalk. Police, who responded to the area of Bloomington and Lake Street at 9:25 p.m., said the initial call was a reported stabbing, but the wound turned out to be from a gunshot.
The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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