Reporters in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis had to run for cover as a slew of gunshots suddenly rang out in the square somewhere.
Here’s more from Philip Crowther who is the reporter in the video above:
BREAKING: shots appear to have been fired at George Floyd Square. Quiet now. People still sheltering in place. pic.twitter.com/Dmv1cQwOPZ
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021
We heard a few dozens sounds of what appear to have been shots fired on this block. Everyone sheltered in place. Lots of running. No apparent need for medics. Will update. pic.twitter.com/tpDY9etN8I
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021
From our vantage point we see one broken window, apparently from one of the shots fired. Consensus among reporters here at George Floyd Square was that we heard anywhere between a dozen and two dozen shots fired.
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021
Crowther reports that one of the reporters who took a photo of the broken window had her phone ‘smashed’:
George Floyd Square very quiet again now. But a fellow reporter just had her phone smashed because she took photos of a storefront hit by a bullet. pic.twitter.com/Ei6QtfUiHd
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021
What the hell is going on there? It’s bad enough that someone just started shooting, but now someone destroys a reporter’s phone because they took a photo of the damaged storefront?
Now that Minneapolis has defunded the police, I guess criminals just don’t get a crap anymore.
