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Minnesota National Guard walks a fine line on Minneapolis streets Geoff Ziezulewicz
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Members of the National Guard stand ready in downtown Minneapolis on April 20 as the jury deliberates in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. (Ted Shaffrey/AP) MINNEAPOLIS Posted up outside a grocery store on a chilly, windswept street in downtown Minneapolis earlier this week, rifle over his shoulder, the sergeant first class knew he and his soldiers shouldn’t be here. “I assumed floods, (overseas deployments) and tornado stuff,” the Minnesota National Guardsman told Military Times of his unit’s traditional duties. “I never thought I’d be standing on a street corner.”
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On Monday closing arguments will be heard in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Swathes of the city have been boarded up in anticipation of a contentious verdict and barriers erected
Under Operation Safety Net 3,000 National Guard and 1,100 public safety officers have been brought in
Public schools in the city will close their classrooms and return to remote tuition from Wednesday
Some business owners in the city feel the militarization is excessive, but others welcome the show of force