A Year After George Floyd s Murder, It s Open Season in Minneapolis – WSJ

Nineteen children in Minneapolis have been shot this year, an increase of 171% over the same period in 2020. Their relatives wonder where the protesters are. Why ain t nobody mad about a 10-year-old, my grandson, fighting for his life? asked Sharrie Jennings, Ladavionne s grandmother, at a May 17 mayoral event. Because a cop didn t shoot him, is that why? Ms. Jennings warned of a deadly summer for kids if the mayor and police chief don t step up. Later that day, Aniya Allen, 6, was caught in a shootout between rival gangs while in her mother s car. Aniya died on May 19.

Minneapolis homicides between Jan. 1 and last week were up 108% compared with the same period in 2020; shootings were up 153%, and carjackings 222%. The crime increase began after Floyd s death and has never let up. Nor has the assault on law enforcement that began with the arson destruction of the Third Precinct building on May 28, 2020. Officers are routinely punched, kicked and hit with projectiles. There was a near-riot in downtown Minneapolis in the early hours of May 22 following a shootout among club patrons. Two people were killed in that shootout and eight wounded. Responding officers called for backup across the Twin Cities at what the department called an exceptionally chaotic scene. The previous weekend, officers were maced, and pelted with rocks and debris while trying to disperse disorderly crowds.

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