Minneapolis Mayor says torched 3rd Precinct was abandoned to prevent ‘hand-to-hand’ combat

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city’s 3rd Police Precinct was ordered to be evacuated late Thursday to avoid ‘hand-to-hand combat’ with rioters who later stormed the building and set it on fire.  In an interview with WCCO Friday, Frey claimed that he and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also believed that vacating the building would ‘deescalate … Read more