ST. PAUL (KFGO-CBS) — Minnesota safety officials are asking that protesters participating in scheduled demonstrations this weekend stay orderly and peaceful.
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobsen and Major General Shawn Manke with the Minnesota National Guard discussed measures the state is taking at a news conference on Friday afternoon.
“While peaceful expression is protected, any actions that harm people, destroy property or jeopardize public safety will not be tolerated,” Jacobsen said.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz earlier this month issued a warning order to prepare the National Guard in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in south Minneapolis earlier this month. Manke said members have been mobilized, though they will not be used unless needed.
Manke said the National Guard was in a similar state of preparedness during last weekend’s protests against ICE.
An ICE officer shot a man after allegedly being attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation on Wednesday night, three U.S. officials told CBS News. Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara said protesters at the scene in the hours after the shooting crossed the line. Police officers were struck by rocks, fireworks, ice chunks and snowballs, according to O’Hara.
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