Minneapolis police clear Uptown protest zone

Police and protesters clashed as the City of Minneapolis cleared barricades erected across Lake Street in Uptown. The street had been occupied by protesters as a memorial to Winston Smith and Deona Marie Knajdek. Some protesters struck officers with debris, who then responded with less lethal weapons.

Smith's death during an attempted arrest by U.S. marshals — who were not wearing body cameras — launched daily protests at the Uptown intersection of Lake Street and Girard Avenue.

Protester Deona Knajdek was killed in the zone Sunday when a driver collided with another car being used as a roadblock to prevent vehicles from driving into demonstrations in the middle of the street.

You can learn more about the protests and fight for control of the street here: https://www.startribune.com/control-o...

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