October 2019 — Police on bicycles patrol downtown Minneapolis outside the Target Center while protesters and rally-goers gather ahead of a 2019 Trump campaign event.

October 2019 — A woman wearing a “Trump 2020” hat smiles from inside a downtown Minneapolis bar near the Target Center on October 10, 2019. The establishment, decorated with promotional posters for discounted beer and wings, became a temporary gathering spot for attendees arriving early to the president’s evening campaign rally. The 2019 visit marked a rare appearance by a sitting U.S. president in Minneapolis and drew both supporters and demonstrators into the city’s entertainment district, where security and anticipation heightened throughout the afternoon.

October 2019 — Protesters hold up signs outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. The site of a Trump campaign rally on October 10, 2019.

October 2019 — Protesters fill the intersection near the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis during Donald Trump’s campaign rally on October 10, 2019. Demonstrators carried homemade signs, including one reading “This is Purple Rain Country—Take Your Golden Showers Back to Russia,” referencing Minnesota’s musical icon Prince and the controversies surrounding Trump’s presidency. The rally drew thousands of protesters and supporters alike, marking one of the city’s largest political demonstrations since the 2016 election.

October 2019 — A barricade outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis displays a T-shirt reading “Russia Made Me Do It” and a defaced cutout of Donald Trump’s face during protests on October 10, 2019. The demonstration coincided with Trump’s campaign rally at the arena, his first visit to Minnesota since the release of the Mueller report. Thousands of protesters gathered in the streets of the Warehouse District, voicing opposition to the president’s rhetoric and policies amid a heavy police presence and national media attention.

October 2019 — During demonstrations outside President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, a man wearing a hat bearing the Oath Keepers insignia asked for directions near the crowd. The rally drew both Trump supporters and counter-protesters, filling Hennepin Avenue with thousands of people and heavy police presence. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009, is a far-right, anti-government militia organization whose members have been linked to armed protests and later to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.

October 2019 — Minneapolis police officers in riot gear form a barricade opposite protesters outside the Target Center on October 10, 2019, during then-President Donald Trump’s campaign rally. The tightly organized police line extended along First Avenue, separating demonstrators from event attendees as tensions rose late into the evening. The rally drew thousands of protesters and supporters to downtown Minneapolis, prompting one of the largest coordinated law enforcement deployments in the city that year.

May 2020 — A couple hold up a sign that reads “Justice for George Floyd” on 36th St while others began to gather at the intersection of 38th St and Chicago Ave where Floyd was killed the night before.

May 2020 — Protesters gathering for the first time on 38th Street outside of Cup Foods where George Floyd was killed the night before at the hands of the Minneapolis Police.

May 2020 — Protesters marching down 38th St in South Minneapolis the day after George Floyd was killed in front of Cup Foods on the corner. The protesters then marched to the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct

May 2020 — Protesters gathering on May 26th at 38th Street the day after George Floyd was killed before marching to the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct police station.

May 2020 — Protesters marching the 2 miles from 38th St and Chicago Ave towards the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct. George Floyd was killed the day before.

May 2020 — Protesters surround the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct. The large crowd marched the 2 miles from 38th St and Chicago Ave the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — Protesters with signs outside the back door of the Minneapolis police third precinct.

May 2020 — A protester stands on top of a Minneapolis Police squad car outside the 3rd Precinct. The large crowd marched from 38th Street and Chicago Ave the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — A woman holding jugs of milk outside the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during protests the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — Protesters hold their fists up outside the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct police station. Police officers behind broken glass on day 1 of protests after the death of George Floyd the night before.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police clear protesters out from around the third precinct police station using less lethal weapons. Protesters had gathered after the death of George Floyd the night before, this was day 1 of protests.

May 2020 — Minneapolis police continue to push protesters and media away from the third precinct.

May 2020 — Looting at the Target Store that was across the street from the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct. The store would be looted for days during the protests following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Protesters gather below a Target sign across from the Minneapolis Police third precinct.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police surround the 3rd Precinct as protesters continue to gather. The protests followed after the death of George Floyd days earlier.

May 2020 — Minneapolis police on the roof of the third precinct.

May 2020 — Officers on the roof of the third precinct with "less lethal" weapons.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police outside the 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020.

May 2020 — Protestors chanting "hands up don't shoot!" and "George Floyd!" outside the Minneapolis police third precinct.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police on the roof of the 3rd Precinct as protesters gathered outside following the killing of George Floyd days earlier.

May 2020 — Protesters and Minneapolis police outside the third precinct on May 27th, 2020, the second day of protests following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Protesters at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue across from the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct on the second day of protests following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A protester holds up a sign reading "Cold Blooded Murder" outside the Minneapolis police third precinct.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police outside the 3rd Precinct as protesters gathered on the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police surround the 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A man on a motorcycle yells at Minneapolis Police who are outside the 3rd Precinct as protesters continue to gather on the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Barricades and a fire burns on the Target property on Minnehaha Ave during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — AutoZone on Minnehaha Ave during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A 6-story new housing development on fire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct during the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — A protester holds up a sign reading "Black Lives Matter" outside the Hennepin County Government Center on May 28, 2020.

May 2020 — Protesters gather outside the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis on May 28, 2020.

May 2020 — Protesters marching through downtown Minneapolis on the 3rd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Protesters gathered near the Minneapolis Police 1st Precinct in Downtown Minneapolis on 3rd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Protesters outside the Minneapolis Police 1st Precinct in downtown Minneapolis on the 3rd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

May 2020 — Protesters hold up their firsts while the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct burns in the background on May 28, 2020.

May 2020 — A protester holds up his first as the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct burns in the background. This was on the 3rd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.