Student protesters arrested on Twin Cities campus. 3-year-old fatally shot in Minneapolis
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College students were arrested Monday after they occupied a building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. Sophomore Juliet Murphy, who is a media representative for Students for a Democratic Society, says the pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Morrill Hall because of its history. In 1969, Black students occupied Morrill Hall for 24 hours as part of the Civil Rights Movement.
A 3-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday on the 2300 block of Jefferson Street North East in Minneapolis. Responding police rendered aid, but the child died at a hospital. The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating.
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Organizers: Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying U of M building
Minneapolis Police Department investigating after a 3-year-old was fatally shot
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