Minneapolis Police Officer on Hennepin Avenue During Protests

A Minneapolis Police officer stands on Hennepin Avenue during protests that followed the killings of Winston Smith and Deona Marie in June 2021. Smith was killed by officers from a Federal Task Force serving a warrant, while Marie died when Nicholas Kraus drove his vehicle into protesters. The presence of law enforcement and police vehicles, including a Hennepin County Sheriff's vehicle, indicates the response to the civil unrest in the Uptown Minneapolis area.