Seven Points Mall boarded up at Hennepin and Lake, Minneapolis

Seven Points mall with boarded up entrance in Minneapolis
Seven Points mall with boarded up entrance in Minneapolis.

Seven Points Mall, located at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis, is shown boarded up at night. The mall's facade is covered with graffiti, including a tag that reads "Deona Marie." On June 13, 2021, 31-year-old Deona Marie Knajdek was killed when a driver accelerated into a group of demonstrators gathered in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood during ongoing protests over the killing of Winston “Boogie” Smith Jr. Protesters had blocked the intersection of West Lake Street and Girard Avenue with vehicles and barricades when Nicholas Kraus drove a Jeep Cherokee into the crowd at high speed, killing Knajdek and injuring several others. Kraus was later charged with second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and criminal vehicular operation. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to murder and assault charges and was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for the attack.

Photo taken in October 2021.

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