National Guard activated after looting in downtown Minneapolis, following rumors that police killed homicide suspect

Aug 27, 20200

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey requested the National Guard on Wednesday night after people looted downtown businesses, in the wake of a homicide suspect shooting himself. Frey is shown here with Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo at an evening press conference where they called for downtown to be vacated. (screen grab via St. Paul Pioneer Press)

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Walz mobilized the Minnesota National Guard on Wednesday night after people looted downtown Minneapolis businesses, in the wake of a homicide suspect shooting himself.

Police released a graphic video, which showed the man's suicide, after a crowd gathered and believed it was the police who killed the suspect.

"The rumor was that we shot him," said John Elder, a Minneapolis police spokesman, but he said no officers fired a shot.

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