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Created: July 06, 2021 06:29 PM
The 2021 Uptown Art Fair has been canceled, organizers announced Tuesday.
In a statement, the Uptown Association said several unanticipated challenges and events that are beyond our control were to blame for the cancellation of the event, which was planned for Aug. 6-8. It would have been the art fair s 57th year.
Event organizers said they had considered several options, including relocating to an alternate location a few blocks away from the festival s usual home at Hennepin and Lagoon avenues, but ultimately decided it would be best to call it off. However, despite our collective best effort, we were unable to reach a consensus among the many stakeholders it takes to successfully put on an event of this size and scope, the Uptown Association said in a statement. Because of multiple evolving issues and the logistics of a large-scale event, it was not executable.
Temporary memorial set up in Olivia alleyway for man killed by police
A makeshift memorial is now located in the area where an individual was killed Sunday during an altercation with an on-duty Olivia Police Department officer. A news release stated the person was armed, though it does not say with what. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. It has not released the identification of the officer or the person killed. The Olivia Police Department does not use body cameras, though squad cars are equipped with cameras. 5:20 pm, Jul. 6, 2021 ×
A memorial is shown Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Olivia near the location where a man was fatally shot Sunday by an Olivia police officer. Family and friends have identified the man who was killed as Ricardo Torres Jr.
Man fatally shot by police in Olivia identified; no bodycam footage
The officer who shot him has also been identified.
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The man fatally shot by police in Olivia, Minnesota on Sunday, July 4, has been identified along with the officer who shot him.
Ricardo Torres, Jr., 32, of Olivia, died from multiple gunshot wounds following the encounter with police, with the officer who shot him identified as Olivia PD Officer Aaron Clouse, an 11-year veteran with the force who has been placed on standard administrative leave.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting, which it says happened in an alley behind 821 East Lincoln Avenue in Olivia at around 2:20 a.m.