Riots Break Out in Minneapolis After Federal Officers Shoot Armed Suspect

Riots broke out in Minneapolis on Thursday night after U.S. Marshals shot and killed a man who they said pulled a handgun on them.

U.S. Marshals were arresting an unidentified man Thursday afternoon on a warrant for a felony of being in possession of a firearm, according to authorities.

The suspect was in a parked car where he “failed to comply and produced a handgun, resulting in task force members firing upon the subject,” the agency said in its statement, according to the Star Tribune.

“A Minneapolis police spokesman said that numerous buildings were vandalized overnight after the shooting and that some were looted,” the outlet reported.

🚓Law Enforcement moved in on violent demonstrators during the night. Many videos captured footage of the events across social media.

The Citizen Reporter account tweeted images of vandalism at a Minneapolis gym.

Another video revealed a person shouting, “When your precinct burned, America rejoiced! People celebrated seeing your comrades run for their lives!”

Earlier Thursday, protests erupted