Burned Retail Stores, Chicago Ave Riot Damage, Minneapolis
July 2020 — Damaged buildings on the 2900 block of Chicago Ave. The buildings were burned and looted during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
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July 2020 — Damaged buildings on the 2900 block of Chicago Ave. The buildings were burned and looted during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Flowers inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Hop Wong Chinese Restaurant on Chicago Ave with boards on it after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — The USPS Post Office and the Stop N Shop gas station. Both were damaged during unrest over the death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Graffiti on the damaged Lake Street Station post office. “We love our postal patrons! We WILL be back to serve you!”
July 2020 — Inside GoPuff food delivery service after damage during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Caved in roof after a fire damaged Max It Pawn on Cedar Ave following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Inside Max It Pawn on Cedar Avenue after it was destroyed by fire following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — A shoe sits in broken glass inside a fire damaged pawn shop. The shop was destroyed in riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Inside the fire damaged Max It Pawn in South Minneapolis. The Pawn Shop was destroyed during the unrest in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Outside the Max It Pawn shop on Cedar Ave. The building was destroyed in fires following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Graffiti on the US Bank on Lake Street after riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Fire damaged Family Dollar on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The store was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — A sign constructed on Minnehaha Ave by Wellington Management stating their intent to rebuild. This block suffered substantial arson damage during unrest.
July 2020 — A Wendy's restaurant sign melted from arson over the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd in South Minneapolis.
July 2020 — All that remains of the AutoZone store on East Lake Street. It was the first building to burn in Minneapolis during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd.
August 2020 — The renovation of a strip mall located across from the Minneapolis 5th precinct. The mall was damaged during protests following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
August 2020 — A Minneapolis Police Officer stands guard at the former Wells Fargo Bank in Minneapolis. The building was burned during protests following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. The security was 24/7 while the bank looked for a way to safely allow people into the building to retrieve the items in their safety deposit boxes.
August 2020 — The remains of a furniture store on Chicago Avenue.
August 2020 — Midtown Exchange building located at 2929 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis. Buildings in the foreground were burned in fires following the the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
August 2020 — Burned out car in the parking lot for Gandhi Mahal restaurant in South Minneapolis. Buildings were destroyed during the unrest following the May 25th death of George Floyd.
August 2020 — Hennepin County Sheriffs Officers patrol outside the Norstrom Rack and IDS Center in Minneapolis after looting and vandalism on August 27th, 2020.
August 2020 — ATT Store located at 1433 W Lake St in Uptown Minneapolis. Looting and vandalism after unrest in the morning hours of August 27th, 2020.
August 2020 — Walgreens Drug Store located at 4323 Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. Minneapolis Fire Department arrives to put out an arson fire during civil unrest on the morning of August 27th, 2020.
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November 2020 — A riot damaged building in South Minneapolis during heavy snowfall.
November 2020 — Re-modeling beginning on the burned out Speedway on Hennepin Ave in Uptown Minneapolis.
November 2020 — Hexagon Bar in South Minneapolis after it was damaged during the riots following George Floyd murder.
December 2020 — A temporary US Bank branch in the parking lot of the US Bank building. The bank sits just a few buildings away from the Minneapolis 3rd precinct police station that was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
December 2020 — Inside a tunnel below the drive thru of the Wells Fargo bank across from the Minneapolis police 5th Precinct. The bank was burned on May 29th and for months it was secured due to safety deposit boxes that were undamaged.
December 2020 — Inside Wells Fargo bank across from the Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct. The bank was burned on May 29th and for months it was secured due to safety deposit boxes that were undamaged.
December 2020 — Inside the Wells Fargo bank across from the Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct. The bank was burned on May 29th and for months it was secured due to safety deposit boxes that were undamaged.
December 2020 — The view from the roof of the burned Wells Fargo bank across from the Minneapolis police 5th precinct police station. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
December 2020 — A riot damaged strip mall at Nicollet Ave and Lake Street. The building was heavily damaged after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
December 2020 — The remains of the Atlas Staffing building still in ruins on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The building burned following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.
December 2020 — Demolition of buildings destroyed in the uprising that followed the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. The buildings were home to Minnehaha Liquors, a chiropractor’s office and GM Tobacco.
December 2020 — Located at 110 E 31st St in South Minneapolis and across from the Minneapolis Police 5th precinct. The post office was burned during the George Floyd uprising on May 29th. This along with the Minnehaha Station moved into a vacant K-Mart on Lake Street a block away. The post office was eventually rebuilt and opened 3 years to the day that it burned.
December 2020 — Located at 110 E 31st St in South Minneapolis and across from the Minneapolis Police 5th precinct. The post office was burned during the George Floyd uprising on May 29th. This along with the Minnehaha Station moved into a vacant K-Mart on Lake Street a block away. The post office was eventually rebuilt and opened 3 years to the day that it burned.
December 2020 — Located at 110 E 31st St in South Minneapolis and across from the Minneapolis Police 5th precinct. The post office was burned during the George Floyd uprising on May 29th. This along with the Minnehaha Station moved into a vacant K-Mart on Lake Street a block away. The post office was eventually rebuilt and opened 3 years to the day that it burned.
January 2021 — Inside the gutted Walgreens building that was destroyed during Minneapolis riots.
January 2021 — While the Autozone on East Lake was the first building to burn during unrest, the Autozone on W. Lake is the first building to be completely rebuilt.
January 2021 — Speedway gas station preparing to reopen following a rebuilt after being burned down in May 2020.
February 2021 — February 17, 2021 - Minneapolis -- The Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis is where former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd will take place. Jury selection starts on March 8th, 2021. The area around the courtroom is being secured by barricades and layers of fencing in preperation for unrest.
February 2021 — The rebuilding of the Midtown Corner six-story apartment building. It was still under construction when it burned during unrest. It’s located a block away from the Minneapolis Police third precinct.
February 2021 — Cub Foods in South Minneapolis re-opens after being damaged during the unrest over the death of George Floyd. The grocery store is a block away from the Minneapolis Police 3rd precinct police station.
February 2021 — Wells Fargo Bank on Nicollet Ave in South Minneapolis after it was burned during unrest over the 2020 death of George Floyd. The bank sits across from the Minneapolis Police Fifth Precinct.
February 2021 — Shops begin to re-open in a strip mall that was heavily damaged during unrest over the death of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020.
February 2021 — February 22, 2021 - Minneapolis -- Barbed wire fencing put up around government buildings in downtown Minneapolis in preperation for the Derek Chauvin murder trial.
March 2021 — The Target Center received fencing like many other properties owned by the City of Minneapolis.
March 2021 — Demoition of the one time Wells Fargo Bank on Nicollet in Minneapolis on March 3, 2021. The bank was destroyed in riots folowing the murder of George Floyd.
March 2021 — The Speedway gas station preparing to re-open after being rebuilt. The gas station burned during unrest over the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
April 2021 — 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.
April 2021 — Minnesota State Patrol near the Brooklyn Center Police Department after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Protesters and police at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after Daunte Wright is shot and killed n April 11th, 2021.
April 2021 — Protesters gather at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Protesters on top of the FBI Minneapolis Field Office during a march protesting the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — The community protests outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department after the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Park Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — The community protests outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department after the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — An officer with the Sheriff's department looks out at protesters at the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Brooklyn Center Police, Hennepin County Sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol and the National Guard surround the police station as the community gathers to protest the death of 20-year old Daunte Wright. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11th.
April 2021 — Candles at the Daunte Wright Memorial on April 14, 2021.
April 2021 — A memorial for Daunte Wright stands where he died. The wooden fist sculpture was the original fist from George Floyd Square.
April 2021 — April 15, 2021 - Brooklyn Center, Minn. — Protesters gather for the 5th straight day at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.
April 2021 — Protesters gather for the 5th straight day at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020. Air fresheners hang from fencing signifying reports that Wright was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his mirror.
April 2021 — Protesters gather for the 5th straight day at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.
April 2021 — Protesters gather for the 5th straight day at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.
April 2021 — Protesters gather for the 5th straight day at the Brooklyn Center Police Department after 20-year old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center Police on April 11th, 2020.
April 2021 — A protester holds up a sign outside the Hennepin County Government Center asking for murder charges against Kim Potter.
May 2021 — The Wendy's getting close to re-opening almost a year after it was destroyed by fire during unrest.
May 2021 — The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct 1 year after it was burned during unrest over the murder of George Floyd
May 2021 — A "May 28th Forever" sign hangs on the third precinct on the 1 year anniversary of it burning.
May 2021 — Police officers gather at the Third Precinct on the 1 year anniversary of the burning of the precinct. The Minneapolis Police announced over the radio the precinct had been compromised at 10:14pm on May 28th, 2020.
May 2021 — Police officers gather at the Third Precinct on the 1 year anniversary of the burning of the precinct. The Minneapolis Police announced over the radio the precinct had been compromised at 10:14pm on May 28th, 2020.
January 2023 — A Minnehaha Liquors sign on the 27th Ave side of the block the liquor store used to stand. The store was burned down in 2020 during unrest over the murder of George Floyd.
August 2023 — The rebuilt post office near the burned Minneapolis police third precinct. It replaced the post office that was burned down during riots following the murder of George Floyd.
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April 2025 — The removal of the front vestibule at the former Minneapolis police third precinct police station. The police station has sat vacant since it was set on fire on May 28th, 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.
January 2026 — Border Patrol Commander in North Minneapolis following a shooting involving a federal agent on January 14, 2026.
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January 2026 — Federal agents in riot gear outside the Whipple building near Minneapolis on January 16, 2026.
January 2026 — The scene outside the Minneapolis hotel Jake Lang was chased in and out of by counter protesters who chased him out of downtown. Minneapolis police showed up to clear the streets before moving on a short time later. Protesters continued marching on.