A man tries to speak with the Minnesota State Patrol who is standing guard outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department. The Brooklyn Center Police shot and killed Daunte Wright the evening before.

Hennepin County Sheriffs Officers patrol outside the Norstrom Rack and IDS Center in Minneapolis after looting and vandalism on August 27th, 2020.

Minnesota State Patrol in downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall on May 29, 2020 during the 3rd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

Minneapolis Police outside the burning AutoZone store on the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

Minneapolis Police in riot gear outside the Coliseum Building on 27th Ave S on the 2nd day of protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

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

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.