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Photo Archive: Winston Smith

Photography by Chad Davis

A couple walk across Lake Street in front of a parking garage with graffiti that reads “Deona Marie” “161”. The area has been a place of protest since the June 2021 killing of Winston Smith.

Smith was killed by a federal task force serving a warrant. Protester Deona Marie was killed ten days later when a man drove his vehicle through barricades killing her.

Deona Marie graffiti on Lake Street in Minneapolis

A couple walk across Lake Street in front of a…

Deona Marie, Girard Ave, Graffiti, Lake Street, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Uptown, Winston Smith

Razor wire on fencing around a parking ramp at Lake Street and Girard Ave in Uptown Minneapolis.

The area was home to protests following the shooting death of Winston Smith at the top of the ramp by a federal task force.

Razor wire on fencing around a parking garage in Uptown Minneapolis

Razor wire on fencing around a parking ramp at Lake…

Fencing, MinneapolisUprising, Razor Wire, Security, Seven Points Mall, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

The top floor of the Seven Points parking ramp. The top floor was where Winston Smith was killed on June 3rd, 2021. The ramp has been closed to the public since June.

Buffed graffiti at top of Seven Points parking ramp

The top floor of the Seven Points parking ramp. The…

Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Parking Ramp, Protest, Seven Points, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

The top floors of the Seven Points parking ramp continue to be closed off following June 2021 protests over the law enforcement shooting death of Winston Smith.

Barricades inside Seven Points parking ramp

The top floors of the Seven Points parking ramp continue…

Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Parking Ramp, Protest, Security, Seven Points, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

The top floor of the Seven Points parking ramp. The top floor was where Winston Smith was killed on June 3rd, 2021. The ramp has been closed to the public since June.

Seven Points Parking Ramp Rooftop

The top floor of the Seven Points parking ramp. The…

Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Parking Ramp, Protest, Seven Points, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Security fences around the Lake & Girard parking garage where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement in June.

Security fencing around Seven Points Mall in November 2021

Security fences around the Lake & Girard parking garage where…

Fencing, Lake Street, MinneapolisUprising, Security Fencing, Seven Points Mall, Winston Smith

Graffiti at the Uptown Theatre on Hennepin. "Do you know who Winston Smith is??"

Winston Smith graffiti on Uptown Theater

Graffiti at the Uptown Theatre on Hennepin. “Do you know…

Graffiti, Hennepin Ave, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A paint covered No Trespassing sign outside the parking ramp where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement on June 3, 2021.

Paint covered No Trespassing sign

A paint covered No Trespassing sign outside the parking ramp…

Graffiti, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Protesters paint "Stop The Cover Up" outside the parking garage where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement 5 months earlier.

Stop The Cover Up graffiti behind Seven Points Mall

Protesters paint “Stop The Cover Up” outside the parking garage…

Graffiti, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A dumpster with "Winston Smith" written on it. Smith was shot and killed by a federal task force on top of the parking garage across the street.

Winston Smith written on a dumpster

A dumpster with “Winston Smith” written on it. Smith was…

Dumpster, Graffiti, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Minneapolis Fire Department puts out garbage can fires on Lake Street the night after the election.

Protest fires on Lake Street the day after the election

Minneapolis Fire Department puts out garbage can fires on Lake…

Arson, Fire, Lake Street, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Winston Smith

Winston Smith graffiti on banner surrounding the parking ramp he was killed by law enforcement in Uptown Minneapolis

Winston Smith FTP KKKops Kill

Winston Smith graffiti on banner surrounding the parking ramp he…

Graffiti, Lake Street, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Protest signs hang on fencing around the parking ramp where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement on June 3, 2021.

Winston Smith Protest Notes

Protest signs hang on fencing around the parking ramp where…

MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Security fencing and signage on the Seven Points mall parking garage.

Fencing around Seven Points at Lake and Girard

Security fencing and signage on the Seven Points mall parking…

Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Seven Points, Winston Smith

A sign reading "Foot Traffic Only" and "Winston Smith was Assasinated" seen at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

Foot traffic only at George Floyd Square

A sign reading “Foot Traffic Only” and “Winston Smith was…

George Floyd, George Floyd Square, MinneapolisUprising, Winston Smith

"Stop The Cover Up" painted on a concrete barrier outside the parking ramp where Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement.

Stop The Cover Up graffiti

“Stop The Cover Up” painted on a concrete barrier outside…

Graffiti, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A protester rides a Scooter across barricades that read "Winston Smith" in Uptown Minneapolis on Lake Street.

Winston Smith protester and a Scooter

A protester rides a Scooter across barricades that read “Winston…

Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Scooter, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A "Days without answers" sign at George Floyd Square.

Days without answers in Winston Smith case

A “Days without answers” sign at George Floyd Square.

George Floyd, George Floyd Square, MinneapolisUprising, Minnesota, Protest, Sign, South Carolina, State, Winston Smith

A sign that reads "Wince Way" behind the newly installed security fencing outside the Lake & Girard parking ramp and Wince Marie Garden.

Wince Way sign in Uptown Minneapolis

A sign that reads “Wince Way” behind the newly installed…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Graffiti, Memorial, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Wince Way, Winston Smith

A few candles and flowers remain at the memorial for Deona Knajdek a week after the space was cleared by private security contractors. Knajdek was killed while protesting the law enforcement shooting death of Winston Smith 10 days prior when a car dove through barricades put in place by protesters.

Deona Marie Memorial after being cleared

A few candles and flowers remain at the memorial for…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Memorial, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Protest, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A sign reading "We will not be silent so that you can remain comfortable!" on the security fencing around the Winston Smith and Deona Marie Memorials at Lake & Girard.

We will not be silent protest sign

A sign reading “We will not be silent so that…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Minnesota, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

A sign reading "Paramilitary contractors accountable to no one are running around uptown now." with "They assaulted someone last night." added to the bottom. The sign was seen after a private security company cleared and started to patrol the Winston Smith and Deona Marie Memorial sites.

Paramilitary Contractors in Uptown

A sign reading “Paramilitary contractors accountable to no one are…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Minnesota, Uptown Minneapolis, Winston Smith

Protesters climb the fence outside the Winston Smith and Deona Marie memorials. The memorials had been cleared by private security contractors earlier in the morning.

Protesters climb fencing at Winston Smith protest site

Protesters climb the fence outside the Winston Smith and Deona…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Garden, Guerrilla garden, Memorial, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Minnesota, Private Security, Protest, Raid, Security, Uptown Minneapolis, Wince Way, Winston Smith

Security guards and fencing around the parking garage that held memorials for Winston smith and Deona Marie.

Fencing at Winston Smith protest site

Security guards and fencing around the parking garage that held…

Deona Knajdek, Deona Marie, Garden, Guerrilla garden, Memorial, Minneapolis, MinneapolisUprising, Minnesota, Private Security, Protest, Raid, Security, Uptown Minneapolis, Wince Way, Winston Smith

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