Overview
- Police say the same person threw Molotov cocktails at Fletcher’s Ice Cream late Sunday and again around midday Monday, causing property damage.
- Officers noted a broken outer windowpane and burn marks near the entrance, and no injuries were reported in either incident.
- A suspect was arrested around 4:25 p.m. Monday near 15th Avenue Southeast and Fourth Street Southeast and was booked into Hennepin County Jail.
- The ATF, the Minneapolis Behavioral Threat Assessment Team and the MFD Arson Investigations Unit are assisting the ongoing investigation.
- Owner Jason Fletcher plans to reopen with the Pride flag still displayed, with neighbors and city leaders offering support as motive remains unconfirmed.