Minnesota, No Kings
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Thousands of demonstrators turned out to protest the Trump administration in St. Paul on Saturday, even as dozens of other “No Kings” events across Minnesota were canceled.
Minnesotans gathered at the Capitol for "No Kings" protests and mourn Rep. Melissa Hortman, as law enforcement searched for her suspected killer.
On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.
After two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in a targeted attack, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz advises against attending "No Kings" Day protests.
Thousands gathered at the State Capitol on Saturday following the news that a gunman targeted two Minnesota lawmakers.
The State Patrol asked that people stay away from the rallies “out of an abundance of caution,” but thousands still turned out in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester.
It began with a moment of silence for a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband who were killed in what Gov. Tim Walz called a political assassination.
The protests coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C., held on the U.S. Army's 250th birthday and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
According to police, 15 people were arrested in connection with the protests, far less than the 94 arrested during anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests Downtown days earlier.
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said.
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