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Minneapolis Braces for Unrest as Derek Chauvin Trial Begins in George Floyd Death
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5:04Now PlayingMichael’s Apparel, a family-owned clothing business located in the Lake Street commercial district in downtown Minneapolis, was cleaned out by lawbreakers during the riots following the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.
“I basically watched them on camera,” said Joe Williams, the shop’s owner. “They broke in, they were snatching stuff off the walls. They pulled up in a car and popped the trunk. One guy came in and changed clothes and left his old clothes.”
Williams and other retailers, along with executives who typically work in downtown Minneapolis, are bracing for the start of the criminal trial of former city police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with second-degree unintentional felony murder and second-degree manslaughter involving Floyd’s death.
Jury selection begins today and is expected to last up to three weeks. Opening arguments for the trial are scheduled to begin March 29.
Cement barricades topped with spools of razor wire now safeguard the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial will be held. Blocks of a busy street near the government center have been temporarily closed to traffic, access to the Minneapolis City Hall will be restricted during the trial, and the state Capitol in neighboring St. Paul has been caged by fencing since riots rocked the Twin Cities following Floyd’s death.
Minneapolis suffered as much as $500 million in damage due to looting and arson in the days immediately following Floyd’s death. Almost a year later, some of the same businesses that were damaged are preparing as best they can to absorb the trial’s impact on the city.
“We know that many business owners are concerned about the potential for civil unrest. Hundreds of businesses along Lake Street were impacted by demonstrations last year, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in collective damage,” said Allison Sharkey, executive director of Lake Street Council, a nonprofit organization representing businesses located on the busy Minneapolis commercial thoroughfare. “Many of them were small businesses that are still working to reopen.”
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