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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

Making sense of the chaos in south Minneapolis 

Man poses for photo outside burning business.
A man poses for a photo in the parking lot of an AutoZone store in flames, while protesters hold a rally for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Violent protests over the death of the black man in police custody broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters in a standoff with officers outside a police precinct and looting of nearby stores.
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For the second night in a row, hundreds of people gathered in protest in Minneapolis Wednesday night to demand justice for George Floyd, the man who died in police custody.

The protest erupted into chaos. 

Businesses and vehicles along a section of Lake Street were destroyed. Some businesses were looted. Smoke and flames still lingered Thursday morning. 

There is a tremendous amount of anger and pain right now.

Community leaders joined the program to help make sense of what’s happening in south Minneapolis.

We also interrupted the broadcast to take a live press conference from Minneapolis city leaders.

Guests:

Evan Frost is a MPR News photojournalist.

V.J. Smith is the president of the Minneapolis chapter of MAD DADS, an anti-violence program.

The Rev. Runney Patterson is a pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, first vice president of the Minnesota State Baptist Convention.

Gita Zeitler is co-founder of Urban Forage Winery and Cider House, a local business on Lake Street in Minneapolis that was vandalized Wednesday night.

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