Police declare "unlawful assembly" in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Police, including Chief Brian O’Hara, who defended the anti-ICE rioters, just got chased down & attacked by the rioters.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/world/vid...ni-us-fast
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/m...=129018634
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/20098294...80993?s=20
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Minneapolis Police, including Chief Brian O’Hara, who defended the anti-ICE rioters, just got chased down & attacked by the rioters.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/world/vid...ni-us-fast
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/m...=129018634
Quote:At least 30 people 'detained, cited, and released' during protestsThe Minneapolis Police Department said that "at least 30 people were detained, cited, and released" during protests that took place on Friday night.
According to police, beginning around 8:00 p.m., a large crowd of several hundred people gathered near the Canopy Hotel before moving to the Depot Renaissance Hotel.
"Throughout the evening, the crowd moved through the area, at times walking in roadways," police said.
"At approximately 10:15 p.m., MPD declared an unlawful assembly and issued multiple dispersal orders. Some individuals were detained, cited, and released," police continued. "The main crowd began to disperse. A smaller group continued moving through downtown. Others remained near the Canopy Hotel, where additional dispersal orders were issued, and more individuals were detained and cited."
The Minnesota Police Department said that "over the course of the night, individuals threw snow, ice, and rocks at officers, police vehicles, and other vehicles in the roadway."
At least 30 people were detained, cited, and released over the course of the evening, according to officials.
-ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway
Quote:Minneapolis to remove barriers near shooting scene, will preserve memorialMinneapolis city officials said they are removing barriers that were blocking the streets in the vicinity of the shooting, citing concerns of delays to medical and fire emergency response.
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Quote:Yes, anti-ICE protesters did effectively take over and block sections of streets/blocks in Minneapolis last night (January 9, 2026), particularly around the site of the January 7 shooting of Renee Nicole Good.Protesters set up makeshift barriers (using items like planks, chairs, traffic equipment, trash, and stolen objects) to block vehicle access to key intersections and streets near the shooting location on Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis. Multiple reports describe this as creating a "no ICE zone," with the entire street or nearest intersections blocked off for a period on Thursday (January 9).City agencies later cleared and removed the barriers overnight into January 10, reopening the area to traffic, while police declared parts of the protests (including downtown gatherings outside a hotel suspected of housing ICE-related personnel) an unlawful assembly, leading to arrests and dispersal efforts.From on-the-ground accounts shared on X:This fits the pattern of heightened unrest following the fatal shooting, with protests spreading downtown and to other sites, but the most direct "takeover" of blocks involved these barricaded street closures near the original incident site.The situation remained fluid into early January 10, with more demonstrations planned nationwide.
- Protesters were reported to have blocked roads, harassed drivers, and created street takeovers in some areas, with limited initial police presence.
- This occurred amid ongoing demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement, which escalated into tense clashes, including reports of crowds confronting officers.
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BREAKING: Minneapolis Police, including Chief Brian O’Hara, who defended the anti-ICE rioters, just got chased down & attacked by the rioters. YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!
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BREAKING: Minneapolis Police, including Chief Brian O’Hara, who defended the anti-ICE rioters, just got chased down & attacked by the rioters. YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!
- The X post highlights irony in ongoing Minneapolis protests sparked by a January 7, 2026, ICE shooting of unarmed local resident Renee Nicole Good during a federal operation, where Chief Brian O’Hara criticized ICE tactics and urged peaceful demonstrations, only for rioters to later chase and attack him and officers on January 9.
- Video footage depicts chaotic nighttime clashes downtown, with police in riot gear retreating amid advancing crowds, flashing emergency lights, and smoke, as protesters storm a hotel suspected of housing ICE agents, underscoring rapid escalation from vigil to violence.
- This incident illustrates challenges for law enforcement in politically charged protests, where initial sympathy toward demonstrators fails to prevent attacks, echoing patterns in peer-reviewed studies on protest dynamics like those in the Journal of Conflict Resolution showing de-escalation efforts often backfire in polarized crowds.
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