Two law enforcement agencies in Minneapolis have admitted their officers slashed the tires of cars parked near protests over George Floyd’s police-involved death in the city, according to reports.
Two law enforcement agencies have admitted to the Star Tribune that it was a deliberate policy at the protests that erupted after video emerged of Floyd dying after a cop kneeled on his neck.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Bruce Gordon told the paper that state troopers cut tires in “a few locations.”
“State Patrol troopers strategically deflated tires … in order to stop behaviors such as vehicles driving dangerously and at high speeds in and around protesters and law enforcement,” Gordon said.
Gordon said the troopers also targeted vehicles “that contained items used to cause harm during violent protests” such as rocks, concrete and sticks.
