A pro-Palestine mob on Sunday took over a street in Minneapolis, swarmed an elderly driver, chased after him, and harassed him.
The mob blocked traffic for several hours on Hennepin Avenue near the Walker Art Center, according to Crime Watch Minneapolis.
The militants surrounded an elderly man in a white sedan, beat on his car, and chased him down.
Bird’s-eye view of the mob:
NEW: Pro-Palestine mob takes over the street and swarms an elderly driver in Minneapolis.
After the driver made it through the initial mob of people, he was blocked at the next intersection by cars.
The mob then chased after the man to harass him some more.
Footage on the… pic.twitter.com/YwuKLEdbNS
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 23, 2023
Crime Watch Minneapolis obtained additional video of the mob surrounding the man’s vehicle.
WATCH:
Minneapolis – NEW only on @CrimeWatchMpls:
VIDEO of protesters mobbing a car that drove through the barricades near the Walker Art Center on Hennepin Ave Sunday afternoon.
Shots were also reported to be fired following/during the altercation.
We're checking to find out if… pic.twitter.com/GF4n0RIRfa— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) October 22, 2023
Woke Minnesota City Council candidate Zach Metzger blocked the highway and terrorized the elderly driver.
It appears the elderly man was pepper-sprayed.
Metzger posted the video to social media and instructed his followers to find the elderly man. He then deleted the video of him and others terrorizing the elderly victim.
WATCH:
MN City Council candidate Zach Metzger blocked off a highway and terrorized an old white man driving past a pro-Palestine riot
He posted the video today and instructed his followers to find the old man. He has since deleted the post. We saved it.
Drone footage shows a mob… pic.twitter.com/bI6BvgkrqM
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 23, 2023
According to police dispatch obtained by Crime Watch Minneapolis, at least two MPD supervisors told police to stay away from the area even though there was reports of shots fired.
AUDIO:
NEW: We've isolated the unbroken dispatch audio from the time of the pro-Palestine demonstration on Hennepin Ave as it was reported that a vehicle drove through the barriers and people were chasing after it and as a report of shots fired was made during a confrontation with the… pic.twitter.com/AF7pB67iAo
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) October 23, 2023
Minneapolis police provided a statement to Alpha News:
“At approximately 3:23 p.m. on Sunday, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department responded to multiple reports of disturbances surrounding a demonstration near Loring Park, the Walker Art Center and the convergence of Hennepin Ave. and Lyndale Ave. Various witnesses reported a vehicle driving through the crowd, and one caller reported the sound of a gunshot. At this time, there have been no reports of injuries related to the demonstration, and no victims have come forward,” the police department said in response.
