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Minneapolis Police Arrest 24-Year-Old in Lake Street Vandalism During ICE Protest

Officers say the graffiti appeared during a Lake Street march protesting the ICE shooting of Renee Good.

Overview

  • Police monitoring a march around 7 p.m. reported the suspect spray-painted a Metro Transit bus stopped in traffic.
  • Officers say additional tags hit a theater, a church, a Minneapolis school building, a Hennepin County healthcare site, and a Target along Lake Street.
  • Photos released by police show anti-ICE messages, including the phrase “ICE OUT OF HENNEPIN.”
  • The man briefly fled on foot before being arrested and booked into Hennepin County Jail on probable cause of property damage.
  • Chief Brian O’Hara warned the damage affects the immigrant corridor, and Mayor Jacob Frey noted an uptick in vandalism with 29 arrests during a downtown protest on Friday.