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06-08-2020, 02:43 PM
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Minnesota State Patrol Shoots, Arrests Tom Aviles, Minneapolis, May 30, 2020
WCCO-TV photojournalist Tom Aviles was struck by a less-lethal crowd-control round fired by Minnesota State Patrol troopers and arrested in south Minneapolis on May 30, 2020. He was covering the fifth night of protests following George Floyd's death near Nicollet and East Franklin avenues. Troopers forced him to the ground and arrested him despite his identifying himself as a member of the press. He was released about two hours later. Footage shows helmeted officers advancing across an intersection through lingering smoke, followed by officers beside a silver SUV in an alley or parking lot. Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell called the arrest "regrettable" and said journalists were difficult to identify amid crowds and smoke.
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