MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct police station was set on fire Thursday night as riots continued in the city — and other cities across the U.S. — following Monday’s death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody.
Fox News reports that more than 500 members of the National Guard were heading to the region.
Rioters broke into the precinct around 10 p.m. local time, after police on the rooftop previously tried to disperse a gathering crowd using “flash bang” shots and tear gas, according to reports.
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The rioters entered the building and sparked the fire after police officers on the roof were rescued by helicopter, reports said.
The precinct is located only a short distance away from where Floyd died on Monday.
Earlier Thursday evening, a separate fire erupted about two blocks from the police station — with no apparent immediate signs of response from the city’s fire department.
