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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro has been hit with massive looting since the George Floyd incident

Posted By Paul Xumsai on May 31, 2020 in World News

The white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck as he begged for air was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Since the incident, crowds broke overnight curfews imposed to try to stem violent protests over police killings of African Americans that have spread to cities across the U.S.

The civil unrest in Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area has left a trail of burned out buildings, smashed windows, and looted stores across the Twin Cities.

Here are the reports of damage or looting that have come in since Wednesday evening:

MINNEAPOLIS

  1. 315 East Lake Street: Fire damage, looting
  2. 5 Guys Hennepin and 24th: Property damage
  3. 7 Mile Fashion Express East Lake Street: Destroyed by fire
  4. 7-Sigma building, 26th and 29th: Fire, extensive damage
  5. A Automall Inc East Lake: Property damage, vehicles stolen
  6. Aldi Grocery, Penn Ave N: Damage 
  7. All Washed Up Laundromat, 3008 Penn Ave: Damage 
  8. Apple Store Uptown: Windows smashed, looting
  9. Arby's Lake Street: Destroyed by fire
  10. Atlas Staffing: 1st Ave and Lake: Destroyed by fire
  11. AutoZone at 501 West Broadway, North Minneapolis: Unconfirmed report of looting, property damage
  12. AutoZone Lake Street: Fire, destroyed
  13. B-Squad Vintage 35th and Nicollet: Property damage
  14. Banadir Pharmacy West Lake Street: Property damage and looting
  15. Birchwood Cafe, East 25th Street: Property damage
  16. Blue Tree Music Education 23rd and 35th: Property damage; glass door smashed
  17. BMO Harris East Lake Street: Property damage
  18. Bondesque: Property damage 
  19. Boost Mobile East Lake Street: Destroyed by fire
  20. Briva Health Lake Street: Window smashed
  21. Broadway Clinic North Minneapolis: Property damage
  22. Broadway Liquor Outlet West Broadway: Property damage, looting
  23. Broadway Liquor Outlet: Extensive Damage 
  24. Buzzmart, downtown Minneapolis: Property damage
  25. Car-X Tire & Auto East Lake Street: Property damage, vehicle smashed through windows
  26. Casablanca Foods 33rd and Nicollet: Property damage
  27. Chicago & Lake Liquor: Property damage, looting
  28. Chris Vale Cycles 27th Avenue: Property damage
  29. Citi Trends Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  30. Commercial building at 27th and East Lake: Extensive fire damage
  31. Como Tap Como Avenue: Property damage and looting
  32. Cub Foods Lake Street: Looting, property damage, fire damage
  33. CVS Uptown: Property damage, looting
  34. Dairy Queen East Lake Street: Property damage
  35. Dollar General Lake Street: Extensive fire damage
  36. Dollar Tree Nicollet Avenue: Property damage
  37. Dollar Tree off Lake Street: Property damage, looting
  38. Domino's on 26th Ave So and E 28th Street: Destroyed by fire
  39. Domino's Pizza 26th and 28th: Property damage
  40. Dream Haven Comics: 38th St and 23rd Ave: Looting, property damage
  41. Drew's Popcorn 23rd and 35th: Property damage; glass door smashed
  42. DTLR, Broadway, North Minneapolis: Property damage, looting
  43. E&L Supermarket and Deli on Lowry Ave: Property damage
  44. East Lake Clinic: Property damage
  45. East Lake Library: Windows smashed, graffiti
  46. East Lake Liquor: Property damage, looting
  47. El Nuevo Miramar East Lake Street: Looting
  48. El Nuevo Rodeo Restaurante East Lake Street: Destroyed in fire
  49. Electra Tune Auto Care on Lake St: Property damage, vehicle stolen
  50. Elevated Beer Wine & Spirits, Hiawatha Ave: Property damage, looting
  51. Everett's Foods on 38th and Cedar: Property damage and looting
  52. Extreme Noise Records Lake Street: Property damage
  53. Fade Factory Barber Shop: Extensive fire damage
  54. Family Dollar 35th and Nicollet: Property damage
  55. Family Dollar 36th & Nicollet: Destroyed by fire
  56. Family Dollar, 3110 Penn Ave N: Extensive damage 
  57. Family Dollar, 505 W Broadway: Looting 
  58. Foot Locker East Lake Street: Property damage, looting
  59. Frattelone's Ace Hardware East Lake Street: Property damage
  60. Freewheel Bike: Property damage, windows smashed
  61. Galactic Pizza: Property damage
  62. Gamestop Uptown: Property damage, looting
  63. Gandhi Mahal Restaurant, 27th and Lake: Window smashed
  64. GM Tobacco Lake and  27th: Fire damage
  65. Grand Managament Inc Lyndale: Property Damage
  66. H&M Uptown: Windows smashed
  67. Hamdi Restaurant, Midtown: Property damage, graffiti
  68. HD Laundry Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  69. Hennepin County Human Service Center: Property damage
  70. Hexagon Bar at E 26th and 27th: Extensive fire damage
  71. Hi Lake Liquor: Property damage, looting
  72. Hibachi Grill on Lake Street: Fire damage
  73. Holiday 36th and Cedar: Broken windows and looting
  74. Holiday Gas Station 46th and Hiawatha: Extensive fire damage
  75. Holiday Hennepin and 25th: Property damage
  76. Home Choice Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  77. Honda Town Lake and 43rd: Property damage
  78. Hooks Fish and Chicken West Lake: Property damage
  79. Hudson's Hardware, East 42nd Street: Property damage and looting
  80. ICC Wireless Lake Street: Property damage
  81. Indulge and Bloom, Uptown: Property damage
  82. Ingebretsens on Lake: Property damage, windows smashed
  83. International Bazaar at East Lake Street: Looting
  84. Iron Door Pub: Fire damage
  85. J-Klips Lake Street: Property damage
  86. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service: Property damage
  87. Juxtaposition Arts North Emerson: Property damage
  88. K-Mart Lake Street: Property damage
  89. Kitchen Window Uptown: Extensive property damage, looting
  90. Kmart Nicollet: Property damage, looting
  91. Kyle's Market W 36th Street: Property damage
  92. La Familia Skate Shop: Property damage
  93. Ladditude Tattoo Lake and 27th: Fire damage
  94. Laundro Max East Lake Street: Window smashed
  95. Little Caesars Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  96. Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors at US Bank building on Lake: Property damage and looting
  97. LV's Barbershop Lake and 27th: Fire damage
  98. Lyndale Tobacco at 722 W Lake St: Property damage
  99. Marathon Lyndale and 28th: Property damage
  100. Matt's Bar 35th and Cedar: Broken window
  101. Max-It Pawn Shop Cedar Avenue: Extensive fire damage
  102. McDonald's Lake and 31st: Property damage
  103. Metro by T-Mobile Lake Street: Fire, extensive damage
  104. Metro by T-Mobile West Broadway: Fire damage
  105. Metro PCS West Lake: Property damage
  106. Midori's Floating World Cafe Lake Street: Fire damage
  107. Midtown Global Market: Property damage, looting
  108. Migizi Communications 27th Avenue South: Destroyed by fire
  109. Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct: Destroyed by fire
  110. Minnehaha Liquor Lake Street: Property damage, looting, extensive fire damage
  111. MN Transitions Charter School: Property damage
  112. Neighbors One Stop Inc Gas station, 3759 Penn Ave N: Fire 
  113. Nguyen Architects 26th and 27th: Destroyed in fire
  114. Nokomis Shoe Shop at 4950 34th Ave: Property damage
  115. North End Hardware, Penn Ave N: Property damage 
  116. O'Reilly Auto Parts 35th and Nicollet: Property damage
  117. O'Reilly Auto Parts West Broadway: Extensive fire damage
  118. O'Reilly's Auto Parts 36th and Nicollet: Extensive fire damage
  119. Office Depot Nicollet: Property damage, looting, flooding
  120. Olympic Cafe West Broadway: Destroyed by fire
  121. Pantry Food Market 52nd Ave N and Bryant Ave N: Property damage and looting
  122. Papa Murphy's Pizza East Lake Street: Property damage
  123. Paper Source Uptown: Property damage and looting 
  124. Park and Lake Car Wash on East Lake Street Windows broken, graffiti and some interior damage
  125. Park-Nicollet Minneapolis Clinic: Property damage
  126. Pat's Tap 35th and Nicollet: Property damage
  127. Pawn Shop West Lake: Property damage
  128. Pearl Vision Nicollet: Property damage
  129. Penn Gas Stop, 2606 Penn Ave N: Extensive damage, Looting 
  130. Penzey's Spices Uptown: Property damage, looting
  131. Piff Streetwear Como Avenue: Property damage and looting
  132. Pineda Tacos Lake Street: Property damage
  133. Planet Fitness on Lake: Property damage
  134. Plaza Mexico East Lake Street: Looting
  135. Popeyes Chicken Chicago Avenue: Destroyed by Fire
  136. Popeyes Lake: Property damage
  137. Precision Tune Auto Care Lake Street: Property damage
  138. Quality Tobacco Lake and 1st: Extensive fire damage
  139. Sabri Commons at East Lake Street: Looting
  140. Schooner's Tavern, barbershop next door: Fire, property damage
  141. Sephora Uptown: Property damage
  142. Sew Simple Nicollet and 24th: Property damage, looting
  143. Seward Co-op, 28th and Franklin: Window smashed, attempted theft of ATM
  144. Seward Pharmacy: Window smashed, graffiti
  145. Shell Gas Station Park and Lake: Property damage, fire, and looting
  146. Skol Liquor Store 27th Avenue: Property damage, looting
  147. Smokeless Northeast: Vandalized, closed till further notice
  148. Soderberg's Floral & Gift East Lake Street: Property damage
  149. Speedway 35th and Nicollet: Property damage
  150. Speedway at 60th and Portland: Property damage
  151. Speedway East Lake Street: Property damage
  152. Speedway LynLake: Extensive fire damage
  153. Studiiyo23 Hennepin Avenue, Uptown: Property damage, looting
  154. Subway at 36th and Cedar: broken windows 
  155. Subway Lake Street: Property damage
  156. Sunnys Wigs 29th and Lyndale: Property damage
  157. Target Lake Street: Looting, graffiti, property damage, fire damage
  158. Target Uptown: Property damage, looting
  159. TCF Bank at 38th and Minnehaha: Property damage
  160. Teppanyaki Grill Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  161. The Fremont Bar Uptown: Property damage, looting
  162. The Hub Bike Co-op Minnehaha and 30th: Property damage
  163. The Hub Bike Co-op: Property damage 
  164. Thurston Jewelers West Lake Street: Property damage
  165. Tibet Store: Property damage 
  166. Timberland Uptown: Property damage, looting
  167. Tires Plus Lake and 34th: Property damage
  168. Total Wireless Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  169. Town Talk Diner, Lake Street: Extensive property damage 
  170. Twin Lake Dental: Fire and property damage
  171. Uncle Hugo's/Uncle Edgar's 28th and Chicago: Destroyed by fire
  172. Under construction affordable housing development at 26th and 29th: Fire, destroyed
  173. Union Liquor, 3219 Penn Ave N: Extensive damage
  174. Uptown Pawn: Property damage, looting
  175. Urban Forage Winery and Cider House, Lake and 29th: Property damage, looting
  176. Urban Outfitters Uptown: Door window smashed
  177. US Bank Lake Street: Property damage, graffiti
  178. USPS at 31st Street and 1st Avenue: Extensive fire damage and looting
  179. Valerie's 32nd and Nicollet: Property damage
  180. Walgreens 46th and Hiawatha: Property damage and looting
  181. Walgreens at 43rd and Chicago: Property damage, looting
  182. Walgreens Central and Lowry in Northeast: Property damage
  183. Walgreens Hennepin and 27th: Property damage
  184. Walgreens St Louis Park: Looting
  185. Wells Fargo 31st and Nicollet: Property damage, extensive fire damage
  186. Wells Fargo Lake Street: Fire and property damage
  187. Wendy's Lake Street: Fire, destroyed
  188. Williams Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar: Property damage
  189. Yusuf Center East Lake Street: Looting

ST. PAUL

  1. 1st Grand Avenue Liquors on Grand and Milton: Property damage, looting
  2. 7-Mile Sportwear University Ave: Property damage, looting
  3. A1 Lock Service on Snelling: Property damage
  4. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Midway: Property damage, graffiti
  5. Ananya Dance Theater University Ave: Property damage
  6. Big Top Liquors Midway: Property damage
  7. Bole Ethiopian Restaurant: Fire
  8. BP on University Avenue: Property damage
  9. CVS University Avenue: Property damage, looting
  10. Discount Tire Co Midway: Property damage
  11. Enterprise University Avenue: Fire
  12. Fire n Ice Chicken: Property damage
  13. Foot Locker Midway: Extensive fire damage
  14. Furniture Barn Midway: Property damage, graffiti, fire
  15. GameStop Midway: Extensive fire damage, looting
  16. Gold'n Treasures on Grand Ave: Property damage and looting
  17. Goodwill: Property damage 
  18. Gordon Parks High School: Property damage 
  19. Great Health Nutrition: Looting
  20. Holiday Station at Wabasha and Plato: Property damage and looting
  21. LeeAnn Chinn Midway: Property damage, graffiti
  22. Liquor Barrel on West 7th: Property damage, looting
  23. Lloyd's Pharmacy Snelling and Minnehaha: Destroyed by fire
  24. Lululemon Grand Avenue: Property damage, looting
  25. Max It Pawn Shop University Avenue: Property damage, looting
  26. Midway Tobacco Outlet Plus: Property damage
  27. Moellers Jewelry, Highland: Property damage
  28. NAPA Auto Parts University Avenue: Property damage, fire
  29. Noodles & Co Hamline Avenue: Property damage
  30. O'Reilly Auto Parts Lexington: Property damage, fire
  31. Peking Garden Midway: Property damage
  32. Speedway at Grand and Cleveland: Extensive fire damage
  33. Speedway University Ave: Property damage, fire
  34. Springboard for the Arts University Ave: Property damage, fire
  35. Sprint store Midway: Property damage, looting
  36. T-Mobile at Excelsior and Grand: Property damage, looting
  37. T-Mobile Lexington and Larpenteur: Property damage
  38. T-Mobile on Arcade and York: Property damage, looting
  39. Target Midway: Property damage, looting
  40. TCF Bank Lexington and University: Property damage
  41. The Fixery, Highland: Property damage
  42. TJ Maxx Midway: Property damage, small fire
  43. To New York Midway: Property damage
  44. Trader Joe's St Paul: Property damage, looting
  45. Turf Club: Property damage 
  46. Verizon Store Hamline Avenue: Property damage
  47. Vitamine Shoppe Hamline Avenue: Property damage
  48. Walgreens on Randolph and Snelling: Property damage, looting
  49. Walgreens Lexington and Larpenteur: Property damage and looting

TWIN CITIES SUBURBS

  1. Sun Ray Shopping Center, in Maplewood: Property damage and looting
  2. Family Dollar Brooklyn Center: Property damage
  3. GameStop Brooklyn Center: Property damage, looting
  4. T-Mobile Store Brooklyn Center: Property damage
  5. Target Maplewood: Property damage and looting
  6. The Jewelers Saint Anthony: Property damage
  7. Walgreens 63rd and Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center: Property damage
  8. Walmart Brooklyn Center: Property damage, looting
  9. Western Service Center, Apple Valley: Property, 

 

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