The FBI and ATF tracked 164 structure fires from arson that occurred May 27–30, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul.[2][1] Rioters started fires by igniting flammable materials within or next to buildings and in some cases by deploying Molotov cocktails.[3][4] Property locations were damaged by spreading flames, heat, and smoke, and by suppressant waters from fire hoses and fire sprinkler systems. Many of the impacted structures suffered heavy damage or were destroyed, with some being reduced to piles of rubble after collapsing.[5][6]
The widespread acts of arson occurred in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and affected properties in the cities of Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Apple Valley in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Most acts of arson targeted commercial businesses, but schools, non-profit organizations, government offices, and private residences were also targeted by arsonists or indirectly affected by fire.[7] The most notable arson damage was to the Minneapolis Police Department's third precinct police station that was overrun by demonstrators and set on fire the night of May 28.[1] A few blocks away from the police station the same night, Oscar Lee Stewart Jr. died from inhalation and burn injuries after being trapped inside a pawn shop that had been set on fire.[8][9][10] During several nights of chaos, fires displaced several dozen residents who evacuated affected houses and apartment buildings.[11][12][13][14][15]
After the rioting subsided, state and federal authorities had difficulty identifying those responsible for causing destruction.[16] By May 2021, a year after the civil unrest over Floyd's murder, federal investigators had only filed arson charges against 17 people for damages at 11 properties in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan region, despite arson affecting nearly 200 properties.[17] In many instances, business owners were left paying for damages out of pocket as more than half of all riot-related losses were not covered by insurance.[6] Some business owners raised money via GoFundMe campaigns or applied for recovery grants to reestablish operations, while many others opted not to rebuild their damaged properties, citing insufficient money or unacceptable financial risks.[18][19][20][21]
Acts of arson in Minneapolis-Saint Paul occurred during a period of widespread civil disorder following the May 25, 2020, murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by Derek Chauvin, a White officer with the Minneapolis Police Department. Floyd's murder was captured by a bystander video that quickly circulated widely in the media. Widespread outrage over the video's content led to the George Floyd protests, a global Black Lives Matter movement against structural racism and police brutality. While most people protesting Floyd's murder did so peacefully, mass demonstrations gave way to widespread rioting in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Twin Cities' suburbs in the five days after Floyd's murder.[22]
Nearly 1,500 property locations in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area suffered some type of property damage during the riots, such as by fire, looting, smashed windows or doors, graffiti, ransacking, or other forms of vandalism.[1] At a cost of approximately $500 million, local unrest after the murder of George Floyd was the second most destructive in United States history, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots.[5] About 60% of the financial losses from rioting in Minneapolis–Saint Paul were uninsured.[6]
Property locations
Arson damage occurred in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the Twin Cities suburb of Apple Valley between May 27 and 30, 2020. Reports by government officials and the news media varied as to the number of property locations in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that were damaged by fire, as some structure fires affected multiple businesses or adjacent structures. The FBI and ATF tracked 164 structure fires due to arson during the unrest. The federal government's number reflected buildings affected by arson and not individual acts of arson.[2] Reporters for Bring Me The News,[23]The Pioneer Press,[24] and Star Tribune[1] separately compiled lists of property damage with the help of reader submissions. Other news media reported on arson damage to specific property locations and businesses. In Minneapolis, the city's assessor published a database of damage to parcels, but it did not account for affected parcels with multiple buildings or for multi-use buildings.[25] In Saint Paul, the city's fire department responded to 55 fires, but not all fires were to buildings.[26]
Most properties affected by arson were commercial in nature, but the impact was felt beyond businesses. Arson fires damaged buildings containing schools, non-profit organizations, government services, and private residences.[7] Many property locations owned and operated by ethnic minorities and immigrants were among those damaged by fire,[27] as were several locations of national chain stores. In Minneapolis, 35 families were displaced by structure fires.[14][15] During the riots, some business owners posted signs that the establishment was Black, minority, or independently owned, but the signs had varying success at dissuading damage. Some residents that lived in multi-buildings or above store fronts resorted to posting signs that people lived above or inside to persuade against arson.[28][29][30][31] In the immediate aftermath of the riots, local officials estimated that rebuilding damaged commercial corridors in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area could take 10 years.[15]
This list is of property locations that were damaged by arson fires during George Floyd protests in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. To be included on the list, the fire damage must be reported in a reliable source as occurring during the period of civil disorder in the five days after Floyd's murder on May 25, 2020. This list excludes freestanding objects that were set on fire during the riots, such as vehicles, bus shelters, trees, or piles of objects in the street. It also excludes intentional building fires that occurred during subsequent events of the 2020-2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest after May 2020.
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27th Ave Café
3015 27th Avenue S
Minneapolis
The restaurant was located between Gandhi Mahal and Migizi. The entire 3000 block of 27th Avenue South was destroyed by fire during the riots and all structures were demolished.
Located in the Hi-Lake shopping center, the minority-owned clothing and beauty supply store was looted on May 27, 2020, and destroyed by arson on May 28, 2020. The owners tallied losses of $2.5 million at the location and for two others in Minneapolis that were looted. Insurance only covered $600,000 of the total losses and the owners sought out other forms of financial aid for recovery.
The clothing and wig store was damaged by a fire set inside the storage room on May 28, 2020. Jose A. Felan Jr. of Rochester, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge in connection to the fire at the store and several others along University Avenue. Owner Jin Lim estimated that $1 million in inventory was lost to looting.
The manufacturing company's building suffered extensive fire damage on May 28, 2020, when firefighting crews were unable to respond due to prevailing unrest. Part of the factory was destroyed. Located at the property since 1987, the company said in the aftermath of the riots it would leave Minneapolis after losing trust in public officials. The property location, along with several other parcels on 26th Avenue, sold for $2.25 million in April 2022 with redevelopments plans for a brewery and commercial market.
The financial business was in the former Odd Fellows buildings, a multi-use historic structure near the intersection of 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire during the overnight hours of May 28, 2020.
The Ethiopian restaurant was in the multi-use commercial building at 27th Avenue and East Lake Street and was destroyed by fire the night of May 28, 2020.
Owned by an African immigrant and located within the Chicago Furniture Warehouse building, the travel agency's office was looted on May 29, 2020, and destroyed by fire during the overnight hours into May 30. The owner received a grant from the Lake Street Council and raised money via GoFundMe to reestablish the business.
The money transfer business was in the commercial building on the 700 block of East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire. Owned by an Ecuadorian immigrant family, the business sustained $175,000 in inventory and equipment losses. In the months after the fire, insurance claims did not cover the losses.
Molotov cocktails thrown onto the roof caused $100,000 in damages to the multi-use building. Insurance payments did not cover riot damages. The property owner received grants from West Broadway Business and Area Coalition to pay for repairs.
The multi-use building at 2815/2817 East Lake Street was entirely destroyed by fire. The main level had a Metro by T-Mobile cellphone store. The structure also had eight apartment units. A re-building plan was announced in February 2021.
The restaurant was destroyed by fire. Inspire Brands, the property owner, did not initially rebuild, citing potential for unrest over the looming trials for the four police officers responsible for Floyd's murder. The property was one of a few with a drive thru in Minneapolis, which the city had banned new development of. The restaurant property was eventually rebuilt with a drive thru, and a Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opened in the space in May 2021.
Located near the Minneapolis third police precinct station, the auto parts was the first structure to be set on fire during the riots. The structure was destroyed by fire on May 27, 2020, and it was later demolished in the aftermath of the riots. The auto parts store reopened in mid 2021 in a newly constructed building at the property location.
The liquor store suffered heavy fire damage. After remaining shuttered and fenced off, the burnt out building was demolished 15 months later. Along with the broader area, the property is slated for a $200 million multi-use redevelopment project around the Allianz Field soccer stadium.
The grocery store was destroyed by fire. The building it was located in was built in 1962. The market value of the destroyed building was $200,000, but the cost to replace it was $400,000.
The beauty supply store was looted and destroyed by fire. Insurance only covered 40 percent of the damages, which left the owner with $132,000 in uninsured losses.
Located in a commercial building on the 1200 block of University Avenue, the immigrant-owned Ethiopian restaurant was destroyed by fire. It relocated to another location in Saint Paul with the help of a grant from the Midway Chamber of Commerce.
Located in a commercial building on the 1200 block of University Avenue in the former space of a Subway restaurant, the Ethiopianfast-casual restaurant that was slated to open was destroyed by fire.
Built in 1959, the liquore store was damaged by six fires over several nights and destroyed. The city assessor reported the damage as for 823 and 825 East Lake Street. The store re-opened in late 2020 after a $3 million rebuild.
The furniture business, owned by an Ethiopian immigrant, was destroyed by fire during the early morning hours of May 30. The store had been vandalized and looted two days prior. Insurance payments and online fundraising efforts were initially inadequate to cover the estimated $4 million costs to rebuild.
Owned by a Palestinian-American family, the dental office was destroyed. Security camera footage captured looters breaking into the building at midnight on May 29, 2020. After they removed equipment and furniture, the looters set the building on fire, resulting in $1 million in damages. Insurance only covered half of the loses and the owners had to raise $100,000 via GoFundMe to aid rebuilding efforts. The clinic re-opened in April 2021.
Over several days between May 27 to 29, 2020, the historic building was vandalized and severely damaged by fire, but the scorched brick façade remained standing. All of the building tenants vacated the building in the aftermath of the riots. A $26 million redevelopment project was announced in late 2021 for the property, which was purchased by Seward Redesign, a non-profit development firm. The firm received a $750,000 recovery grant to aid redevelopment of the 85,000 square-foot property.
Fire alarms went off at grocery store near East Lake Street and it suffered fire and other damage. After a renovation, the store reopened in February 2021.
The government service center was damaged by fire bombing during the early morning hours of May 29, 2020. Minnesota residents of Fornandous Cortez Henderson and Garret Patrick Ziegler broke windows and threw Molotov cocktails inside the building that caused fire and smoke damage. They also poured liquid accelerate around the building and attempted to set it on fire. The two men pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in late 2020.
Mohamed Hussein Abdi of Maplewood, Minnesota, attempted to set fires inside the automotive tire business. The sprinkling system activated and suppressed fires, which spared the building and its inventory. Total damages were about as much as $40,000. Abdi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson and was sentenced to five years of probation in early 2022.
The Black-owned microdistillery had fire and water damage. Around 2:00 a.m. on May 29, 2020, rioters started a fire in the distillery's warehouse, which activated the building's fire suppression sprinkling system. Employees had posted "Black Owned" signs at the distillery's cocktail room, located in a separate structure, which was spared from riot damage.
On May 28, 2020, the public library building was vandalized and heavily damaged by smoke and water. It reopened a year later after a $1.1 million renovation project.
The Latin restaurant was in the former Odd Fellows buildings, a multi-use historic structure near the intersection of 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire during the overnight hours of May 28, 2020.
The dry cleaning business, owned by Indian immigrants, was looted and set on fire in the days after Floyd's murder. The structure was badly damaged, but it did not collapse. The building's owner did not have insurance to rebuild. The property was acquired by Seward Redesign, Inc., and then by the dry cleaning business owners, who later rebuilt and reopened the store at the same location.
The car rental business was destroyed by fire on May 28, 2020. Matthew Scott White of Saint Paul, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to one act of arson for starting the fire and was sentenced to 72 months in prison in June 2021. After an $800,000 reconstruction of its building, the business reopened in 2021.
The business, located next to Atlas Staffing, was destroyed by fire. The ruined property was demolished in January 2021 at cost of $75,000 to the owner.
The Black-owned barbershop, which had been under the same family's ownership for four decades, was destroyed by fire. The owner received $200,000 in insurance payments, which were insufficient to rebuild. The owner borrowed $40,000 and received a $10,000 grant from Beyoncé's BeyGood foundation, and the NAACP helped pay for demolition. Citing insufficient funds, the barbershop owner had not rebuilt by mid-2022.
The store was destroyed by fire. After the lot was vacant for three years, plans were announced in late 2024 to relocated Southside Community Health Services to a new building on the site.
The store, located next to O'Reilly Auto Parts on the same parcel, was destroyed by fires set in the early morning hours on May 30, 2020, after protests the night before intensified around the Minneapolis police fifth precinct building. The site was redeveloped into an apartment building.
The Black-owned beauty parlor had been a fixture at the location since 1986. In early 2020, the business owner had dropped insurance coverage due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The beauty parlor was part of several store fronts on the 900 block of West Broadway Avenue that were destroyed by arsonists the evening of May 29, 2020. In the months after the riots, the owner was unable to recover her losses and sought other forms of financial aid.
The owners of the family-owned clothing store were robbed at gunpoint by arsonists during the riots. The shoe store was heavily damaged. Insurance did not cover all property and inventory losses. The store reopened in 2023.
The historic firehouse structure, located next to the Minneapolis third police precinct station, contained a live music venue. It was among the businesses damaged on May 28, 2020, after police evacuated their station and fled the area. Rioters broke into the building, looted it, and attempted to set it on fire. The sprinkling system activated, which prevented the structure from catching on fire, but caused substantial water damage that required repairs and renovation.
The Indian-Bangladeshi restaurant was destroyed by fire. The owner famously said, “Let my building burn. Justice needs to be served,” during the initial riots, and became an international symbol of the unrest. In January 2021, the owner paid $80,000 in demolition costs out of pocket after being unable to secure city financing for demolition. By June 2022, the owner decided not to rebuild the restaurant as he considered project costs.
Jose A. Felan Jr. of Rochester, Minnesota, and Mohamed Hussein Abdi of Maplewood, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to federal arson charges for lighting fires inside the school building on May 28, 2020.
Samuel Elliott Frey of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson for setting a fire inside the supplements and nutrition store. The fire activated the sprinkling system, which caused extensive water damage. Frey was sentenced to two years in prison in early 2022. McKenzy Ann DeGidio Dunn of Rosemount, Minnesota, also pleaded guilty to a federal arson charged related to the fire and was sentenced to 180 days of home confinement.
Located in the Coliseum building, the health care clinic was destroyed by fire after a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window during the early morning hours of May 30, 2020. In 2022, the U.S. Congress appropriated $4.6 million to rebuild the clinic.
Located in the Seward neighborhood since 1934, the establishment was named after its wooden, hexagon-shaped bar. The building was destroyed by fires set overnight on May 28, 2020. By 2 a.m. on May 29, photos were circulating online of the building engulfed in flames. The bar's social media post initially blamed Black Lives Matter for the fire, but the establishment later rescinded the characterization of responsibility.
The International Order of Odd Fellows ("IOOF") Flour City Lodge #118 building at 27th Avenue and East Lake Street was built in 1909. Throughough the 1900s the building was part of a center of commercial activity for the Longfellow community in Minneapolis. By the 2020s, the historic structure was owned by a Nigerian immigrant and it had several Latino-owned commercial businesses as tenants. At 10 p.m. on May 28, 2020, employees of the "La Raza" radio station located inside the building reported hearing an explosion and evacuated. The building burnt down around 2:30 a.m. on May 29. Insurance payments only covered $3 million in losses, of which $500,000 was needed to demolish what remained of the heavily damaged structure. Rebuilding costs were estimated at $9 million. Citing financial risk, the owner decided not to rebuild, and sold the property to a housing developer.
The Spanish language radio station studio was in former Odd Fellows buildings, a multi-use historic structure, near the intersection of 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire. Employees inside the building reported hearing an explosion at 10 p.m. on May 28 and evacuated. The building burnt down around 2:30 a.m. on May 29.
On May 28, 2020, fires lit on the block spread to the commercial building containing the Black- and woman-owned marketing business, which was destroyed. Losses were not fully covered by insurance and the owners sought out other forms of financial aid for recovery.
During the early morning hours of May 29, 2020, the Latino-owned barbershop suffered fire damage to a backwall that abutted the Minnehaha Lake Liquor and a tobacco shop that both burned down. Owners of the barbershop put up plywood panels with the words "Minority Owned" hoping to prevent further damage. The barbershop reopened in the aftermath of the riots, but the barbershop location eventually closed for good in late 2022.
The Somali cuisine restaurant was located in the multi-use Coliseum Building. It was destroyed by fire. At the time of the riots, it was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures and the Somali-immigrant owner was unable to retain insurance. Family of the owner raised money via GoFundMe to rebuild.
The pawn shop, located near the third police precinct station, was destroyed by fire the night of May 28, 2020. Oscar Lee Stewart Jr. was burned alive in the fire after being trapped inside. Montez Terriel Lee Jr. was convicted of federal arson charges for setting the intentional building fire, but prosecutors in his case believed that Lee did not know Steward was stuck inside the building at the time.
The multi-use building at 2815/2817 East Lake Street was entirely destroyed by fire. The main level had a Metro by T-Mobile cellphone store. The structure also had eight apartment units. A re-building plan was announced in February 2021.
The Black-owned property that featured a cellphone store was part of several store fronts on the 900 block of West Broadway Avenue that were destroyed by arsonists the evening of May 29, 2020. In early 2020, the business owner had dropped insurance coverage due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the months after the riots, the owner was unable to recover her losses and sought other forms of financial aid.
Located near the third police precinct station, the restaurant suffered fire damage. Insurance money was insufficient to fully repair the space. With the help of fundraising and grants, the restaurant reopened at a new location on East Lake Street two years later.
The Midtown Corner apartment complex, an under construction affordable housing project for 200 living units, was destroyed by fire on May 28, 2020. The $37 million financial loss was one of the single biggest during the riots. A rebuilt structure opened in mid 2021 under the name Everlake.
Several stores in the shopping center, including a GameStop and Foot Locker, were damaged by the fire. The entire shopping center for 16 tenants was bulldozed, included store fronts for several minority-owned businesses within the shopping center that did not suffer fire damage. Prior plans were advanced to redevelop the shopping center as a mixed-use residential and commercial district, which is located adjacent to Allianz Field soccer stadium.
The Native American non-profit youth organization's building was destroyed by fire on May 29, 2020. Thought it was not specifically targeted by arsonists, its building was affected by fires that spread from adjacent structures. Migizi raised $2 million from 30,000 donations in the fire's aftermath and relocated to 1845 East Lake Street in May 2022. The nearby Holy Trinity Lutheran Church purchased the property to prevent it from being acquired by outside investors with plans to transfer ownership to the Pangea World Theater after construction of a new building at the site in the mid-2020s.
The Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct has had a presence in the area since the 1950s. The station building was originally located near 27th Avenue and East Lake Street. In 1985, the precinct moved to a newly constructed building at East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. It was designed with a public-facing entrance at the corner of two major streets. The station building became a focal point of demonstrations after the murder of George Floyd, with the first protests there occurring the evening of May 26, 2020. The station building was destroyed by fire after being overrun by demonstrators and torched on May 28 after police retreated from the area. After facing opposition to returning to the building, the city council approved a plan in late 2023 to relocated the third precinct forces to a new facility at 2633 Minnehaha Avenue. The city has not made a determination as to the next use of the property; an initial proposal to reuse the building as a "democracy center" has been delayed by council pending further community input, including a feedback sessionJ June 10.
Part of Minnehaha Mall shopping center, the school property sustained major damage by looting, fire, and water. A $17.4 million renovation project was completed in 2022.
Located in a commercial building on the 1200 block of University Avenue, the auto parts store was destroyed by fire during the overnight hours on May 28 to 29, 2020. The landlord decided not to rebuild.
The auto parts store, located next to Family Dollar on the same parcel, was destroyed by fires set in the early morning hours on May 30, 2020, after protests the night before intensified around the Minneapolis police fifth precinct building. The site was redeveloped into an apartment building.
The Black-owned Mediterranean restaurant was part of several store fronts on the 900 block of West Broadway Avenue that were destroyed by arsonists. In early 2020, the business owner had dropped insurance coverage due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the months after the riots, the owner was unable to recover her losses and sought other forms of financial aid.
The Latin dance club was in the former Odd Fellows buildings, a multi-use historic structure near the intersection of 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire during the overnight hours of May 28, 2020.
The Chinese restaurant had smoke and water damage. With the assistance of grant money, the owners relocated to another property location in Saint Paul.
The media company was in the former Odd Fellows buildings, a multi-use historic structure near the intersection of 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire during the overnight hours of May 28, 2020.
Overnight on May 29 into May 30, the bar was looted and suffered modest damage from fire and water. Residents that lived above the bar had to be evacuated and taken to safety shelters.
The Black-owned establishment that was to replace Addis Ababa restaurant was in the commercial building at 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire the night of May 28, 2020. In mid 2021, the owners announced plans to re-locate the business to another location in Minneapolis.
On May 27, 2020, the independent pharmacy was looted of its cash safe and medications with a fire being set inside, which resulted in about $500,000 of damages.
The gas station was destroyed by fire. The minority-owned franchise location was looted and burned the night of May 29, 2022. Losses were not fully covered by insurance and the owners sought out other forms of financial aid for recovery.
The store suffered property damage. Matthew Lee Rupert of Galesburg, Illinois, pled guilty to a federal arson charge for directing a juvenile companion to light a small fire inside the store.
The Lake Street Target store had fire damage. The store reopened in November 2020. Target Corporation did not publicly disclose the cost of renovations.
The landmark diner was in the multi-use commercial building at 27th Avenue and East Lake Street that was destroyed by fire the night of May 28, 2020, after police vacated the third police precinct building and abandoned the East Lake Street area. The owners filed a lawsuit against the city for $4.5 million in early 2021.
At 1 a.m. on May 29, the fire alarm system activated and the music club suffered damage from fire suppressant waters. It was unclear if the fire alarms and sprinklers were activated by fires in the area or by a deliberate fire inside the club.
The bank building suffered severe property damage from fire. U.S. Bank donated the land to Seward Redesign so it could be rebuilt as an affordable housing and mixed use project.
The Lyndale Post Office, a USPS branch near Nicollet Avenue, was destroyed by fire during the riots along the Nicollet Avenue corridor the night of May 29, 2020. The post office relocated temporarily to a former Kmart building. After being rebuilt, the post office reopened in its original location on October 11, 2022.
The Longfellow Post Office, a USPS branch in a leased building, was destroyed by fire on May 28, 2020, in rioting near the Minneapolis police third police precinct station. The private company that owned the property sold it to the U.S. Postal Service in October 2022. A newly constructed post office reopened at the same location in June 2023.
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore and Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore
2864 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis
The independent bookstores were destroyed by fire on May 30, 2020, after someone gained entry to the building at approximately 3:00 a.m. The building and about $1.3 million in inventory were lost. Instead of rebuilding at its former location, the bookstores relocated to 2716 East 31st Street in Minneapolis in 2022.
The building was destroyed by fire. Plans to build a mixed-use project at the corner of Chicago Avenue and East Lake Street were announced in mid 2021.
The Black-owned clothing store was destroyed by fire. The business relocated temporarily to the Mall of America while it prepared for a more permanent space in Saint Paul.
Molotov cocktails thrown onto the roof caused $100,000 in damages to the multi-use building. Insurance payments did not cover riot damages. The property owner received grants from West Broadway Business and Area Coalition to pay for repairs.
The bank was destroyed by fire the night of May 29, 2020. Wells Fargo announced plans to build a 110-unit, affordable housing building on the property at Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue in 2021. Project for Pride in Living began construction in 2022 of a $50 million-plus project.
Stewart was trapped inside the pawn shop as it was set ablaze the night of May 28, 2020. Bystanders and Minneapolis firefighters were unable to rescue him due to the deteriorating conditions of the structure. Stewart's body was not recovered in the ruins until July 20, 2020. Montez T. Lee Jr. later pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge for the fire at the pawn shop, but authorities believed that he was unaware that Lee was trapped inside.
In the United States, arson is classified as both a federal and state crime. Federal authorities assisted state and local authorities in tracking and investigating acts of arson that occurred during the George Floyd protests. Authorities, however, had difficulty identifying those responsible for causing arson damage. Investigations were prioritized for damage to structures with the most readily available evidence. Federal authorities brought criminal charges against 19 people, but two later had their charges dropped. Of the number of people with lasting charges, 15 out of the 17 were from Minnesota, but just three were from either the cities of Minneapolis or Saint Paul. Many of the acts of arson that resulted in criminal charges were those that were livestreamed or posted on social media accounts by the arsonists.[17]
Assigning who was responsible for the damage became a topic of political debate. Right-wing politicians blamed Antifa and radical leftists. Left-wing politicians blamed white supremacists and drug cartels. An FBI analysis of state and federal criminal charges, however, found that disorganized crowds had no single goal or affiliation, many opportunist crowds amassed spontaneously during periods of lawlessness, and that people causing destruction had contradictory motives for their actions.[16] Of all of those charged for arson-related crimes, only one charging document noted any ties to an extremist organization—the Boogaloo movement.[17] The majority of those charged federally for arson crimes were described by local newspapers as White Americans who had contradictory motives for their actions.[122][16]
This list includes federal convictions for arson and arson-related acts in the five days after Floyd's murder.
Rupert pleaded guilty to one federal count of arson for the fire at the Sprint store on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis the night of May 28, 2020. He was sentenced in August 2021 to 8.5-year prison sentence and three years of supervised release.
He was one of two people charged with firebombing the Dakota County government service center in Apple Valley on May 29, 2020, during the unrest. Ziegler pleaded guilty to one count of adding and abetting arson. He was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised released and ordered to each pay $206,000 in restitution.
He was one of two people charged with firebombing the Dakota County government service center in Apple Valley on May 29, 2020, during the unrest. Henderson admitted in court that he chose the facility as he had made court appearances there and because he was because angry over the murder of Floyd. He pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to six years in prison in 2021 and ordered to pay $206,000 in restitution.
Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station
A large crowd surrounding the police station building the night of May 28, 2020, when it was overrun and set on fire. Wolfe pleaded guilty and received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the arson charge and was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
Frey was part of a crowd that broke into the Great Health Nutrition store near University Avenue in Saint Paul on May 28, 2020, and set it on fire. Frey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson. In January 2022, he was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $33,827 in restitution.
Dunn was part of a crowd that broke into the Great Health Nutrition store in Saint Paul on May 28, 2020, and set it on fire. Dunn pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson. In July 2021, she was sentenced to 180 days of home confinement and three years probation and ordered to pay $31,000 in restitution.
Lee pleaded guilty to an arson charge for the fire at the Max It Pawn store on East Lake Street in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020. Surveillance video that night captured him pouring an accelerant around the shop and lighting it on fire. In early 2022, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Oscar Lee Stewart Jr. was killed in the fire, but authorities believed that Lee was unaware that Stewart was trapped inside.
Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station
A large crowd surrounding the police station building the night of May 28, 2020, when it was overrun and set on fire. Robinson pleaded guilty and received a four-year prison sentence for the arson charge and he was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station
A large crowd surrounding the police station building the night of May 28, 2020, when it was overrun and set on fire. Williams pleaded guilty and received a three-year prison sentence for the arson charge and was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
White pleaded guilty to one act of arson for starting a fire at a rental car building on University Avenue in Saint Paul that was entirely destroyed by fire on May 28, 2020. White was sentenced to 72 months imprisonment in June 2021.
Abdi aided Jose A. Felan Jr. in setting fires inside Gordon Parks High School on University Avenue in Saint Paul. He also attempted to set fires at the nearby Discount Tire store. Abdi pleaded guilty in March 2021 to conspiracy to commit arson. In February 2022, he was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $34,000 in restitution.
Heil was part of a large crowd that surrounded the Wells Fargo Bank the night of May 28, 2020. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson for helping fuel fires. He was sentenced to two years in prison in mid 2021.
Gonzales was part of a large crowd that surrounded the Wells Fargo Bank the night of May 28, 2020. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson for helping set the structure on fire. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison in mid 2021.
Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station
A large crowd surrounding the police station building the night of May 28, 2020, when it was overrun and set on fire. Williams pleaded guilty and received a three-year prison sentence for the arson charge and he was ordered to pay $12 million in restitution.
Federal authorities alleged that Felan was responsible for several fires on University Avenue in Saint Paul on May 28, 2020. Felan and Mohamed Hussein Abdi set fires inside Gordon Parks High School. Felan was also captured on security cameras entering and existing the nearby Napa Auto Parts and Goodwill stores on University Avenue. Authorities said he also had a role in the fire at 7-Mile Sportswear. Felan pleaded guilty to arson charges. A federal judge on October 18, 2022, sentenced him to 6.5 years in prison and ordered him to pay $40,000 in restitution.
Yousif travelled to Saint Paul with Felan on May 28, 2020, and later helped him evade authorities. Felan committed several acts of arson to businesses and a school along the University Avenue corridor in Saint Paul. Yousif pleaded guilty to the charge of being an accessory after the fact to arson and was sentenced to three years of probation.
Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Station
Hunter was a self-described leader of a local Boogaloo Movement group in Texas. Federal authorities charged him with one count of interstate travel to incite a riot for shooting 13 rounds from an AK-47-style machine gun into the Minneapolis third police precinct building while people were inside, looting it, and helping to set it on fire the night of May 28, 2020. Hunter pleaded guilty in September 2021 and was sentenced to four years in prison in April 2022.
Star AllianceDidirikan14 Mei 1997Armada5.033Tujuan1.294 bandara195 negaraSloganThe Way the Earth Connects.Kantor pusatFrankfurt am Main, JermanSitus webstaralliance.comStar Alliance, diluncurkan pada 14 Mei 1997, adalah sebuah aliansi maskapai penerbangan pertama di dunia, dan yang terbesar sampai saat ini dengan berbagai bentuk kerjasama.[1] Per April 2018, Star Alliance adalah aliansi maskapai penerbangan terbesar berdasarkan jumlah penumpang dengan 762,27 juta penumpang, mengunggul...
Pour l’article homonyme, voir Le Débat. « Le débat de ce soir : la perruque d'un homme doit-elle être poudrée avec du miel ou de la moutarde[1] ! »Dessin satirique de 1795 se moquant du contenu des débats, par Isaac Cruikshank, « Debating Society (Substitute for Hair Powder) ». La discussion politique (Emile Friant, 1889). Un débat est une discussion ou un ensemble de discussions sur un sujet, précis ou de fond, à laquelle prennent part des individ...
كأس العالم هي أهم مسابقة لرياضة كرة القدم تقام تحت إشراف الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم. وتقام بطولة كأس العالم كل أربع سنوات منذ عام 1930، ما عدا بطولتي عام 1942 و1946 اللتين ألغيتا بسبب الحرب العالمية الثانية. يشارك في النظام الحالي للبطولة 32 منتخبا وطنيا، منذ 1998، مقسمين على ثماني م...
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Ancient Egyptian funerary rite Priests of Anubis, the guide of the dead and the god of tombs and embalming, perform the opening of the mouth ritual. Extract from the Papyrus of Hunefer, a 19th-Dynasty Book of the Dead (c.1300 BCE) Peseshkef blade dedicated by King Senwosret to Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II MET DP311785 The opening of the mouth ceremony (or ritual) was an ancient Egyptian ritual described in funerary texts such as the Pyramid Texts. From the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period, there i...
Minor Upanishad of Hinduism Annapurna UpanishadThe Upanishad discusses meditation and spiritual liberationDevanagariअन्नपूर्णाIASTAnnapūrṇāTitle meansAbundance of foodTypeSamanya (general)[1]Linked VedaAtharvaveda[1]Chapters5[2]Verses337[2]PhilosophyVedanta[1] The Annapurna Upanishad (Sanskrit: अन्नपूर्णा उपनिषद्, IAST: Annapūrṇā Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads ...
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Palais de BuckinghamBuckingham PalaceLe Victoria Memorial devant le palais de Buckingham.PrésentationType Palais royal, résidence d'ÉtatDestination actuelle Résidence officielle royaleStyle Néo-classicismeArchitecte Capt. William Winde ; Sir John Nash ; Edward Blore FSA ; Aston WebbConstruction 1703-1826Ouverture 1849Commanditaire John SheffieldHauteur 24 mSurface 200 000 m2Propriétaire Maison de WindsorPatrimonialité Grade ISites web www.royal.uk/royal-residences-b...
For the village located within this town, see Catskill (village), New York. For other uses, see Catskill (disambiguation). Town in New York, United StatesCatskill, New YorkTownLocation in Greene County and the state of New York.Coordinates: 42°13′16″N 73°51′59″W / 42.22111°N 73.86639°W / 42.22111; -73.86639CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyGreeneGovernment • TypeTown Council • Town SupervisorDale Finch • Town Counci...
See also: Postage stamps and postal history of the United States and Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States Main article: Commemoration of the American Civil War Ulysses S. GrantUnion commanderRobert E. LeeConfederate commander The Commemoration of the American Civil War on postage stamps concerns both the actual stamps and covers used during the American Civil War, and the later postage celebrations. The latter include commemorative stamp issues devoted to the actual eve...
Election Not to be confused with 1978 United States Senate election in Minnesota. 1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota ← 1976 November 7, 1978 1982 → Nominee David Durenberger Bob Short Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 957,908 538,675 Percentage 61.47% 34.57% County results Durenberger: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ...
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Profile angles The profile angle of a gear is the angle at a specified pitch point between a line tangent to a tooth surface and the line normal to the pitch surface (which is a radial line of a pitch circle). This definition is applicable to every type of gear for which a pitch surface can be defined. The profile angle gives the direction of the tangent to a tooth profile.[1] In spur gears and straight bevel gears, tooth profiles are considered only in a transverse plane, and the gen...
Assyrian tribe and historical district in Hakkari An Assyrian house in the Tyari, from The Assyrians and their Rituals (1852), vol. I, p. 216 Tyari[a] (Syriac: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ, romanized: Ṭyārē)[1][2] is an Assyrian tribe and a historical district within Hakkari, Turkey. The area was traditionally divided into Upper (Tyari Letha[3]) and Lower Tyari (Tyari Khtetha[3])–each consisting of several Assyrian villages. Both Upper and Lower Tyari are lo...
Nuclear power plant in South Korea Hanbit Nuclear Power PlantHanbit (formerly Yonggwang) Nuclear Power PlantOfficial name한빛원자력발전소한빛原子力發電所CountrySouth KoreaLocationJeollanam-doCoordinates35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E / 35.41500°N 126.42389°E / 35.41500; 126.42389StatusOperationalCommission date1986Operator(s)Korea Hydro & Nuclear PowerNuclear power station Reactor typePWRPower generation Units operat...
Protective spirit of a place in classical Roman religion For the novel by Ben Aaronovitch, see Genius Loci (novel). For the short story by Clark Ashton Smith, see Genius Loci and Other Tales. Votive inscription to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and the Genius loci by the Signifer of Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix on behalf himself and his own legion during the consulate of Maternus and Atticus (185 AD) In classical Roman religion, a genius loci (pl.: genii locorum) was the protective spirit of a place. It ...