Deona Marie graffiti on Lake Street in Minneapolis

Parking garage with graffiti in Uptown Minneapolis 161

A couple walk across Lake Street in front of a parking garage with graffiti that reads “Deona Marie” “161”. The area has been a place of protest since the June 2021 killing of Winston Smith.

Smith was killed by a federal task force serving a warrant. Protester Deona Marie was killed ten days later when a man drove his vehicle through barricades killing her.

Note:This image is from the June 2022 album of a continuing series following the unrest and events in Minneapolis after the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd.

Captured on June 17, 2022.

© Chad Davis |  Licensing inquiries: chad@chaddavis.photography


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