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Shots fired at law enforcement officers near Minneapolis' Fifth Precinct as riots continue

Updated  May 30, 2020 2:44pm EDT
FOX 9

Minnesota governor says state and city do not have numbers to quell escalating unrest

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared together at a news conference early Saturday morning as fires burned across Minneapolis amid the escalating unrest over the death of George Floyd in police custody. Walz said the state and city do not have the numbers to quell the unrest.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Department of Public Safety says shots have been fired at law enforcement officers as units move into control crowds that have gathered outside Minneapolis' Fifth Precinct late Friday night.

Our crews have witnessed the crowd standing outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fifth Precinct off Nicollet Avenue. At the scene, dozens of people are in the area while flames shoot from a Wells Fargo branch not far away.

Looters force their way into a store in Minneapolis

A group of looters tore down wood boards and forced their way into a store on West Lake Street in the early morning hours of Saturday, riots continued to grow.

Windows at the bank's drive thru have been smashed and graffiti has been painted on the walls of the bank.

In a tweet, the Department of Public Safety says it is sending 350 troopers and officers to the Fifth Precinct. Governor Walz also tweeted that National Guard soldiers were on the ground in the city. He is urging people to obey a curfew put in place.

Wells Fargo location burns not far from Minneapolis police’s Fifth Precinct

A fire has been started not far from the Fifth Precinct in Minneapolis as rioters have descended on the area

Shortly after, the DPS said shots had been fired but no officers or troopers had been hurt.

It comes about 24 hours after looters forced their way into the Third Precinct on Lake Street, setting a fire that destroyed the building.

Fires, chaos return to Minneapolis as many defy curfew

Crowds continue to linger on the streets of Minneapolis and fires are again burning as the city heads towards another night of violence despite a curfew put in place

The city ordered police to evacuate the building shortly before the flames broke out. It's unclear if the city has made any decisions about the Fifth Precinct.

Friday afternoon, Minneapolis and state leaders issued a curfew set to take effect at 8 p.m. At this point, FOX 9 has not witnessed any significant enforcement of the curfew.