Tear gas deployed by federal agents after protest, vandalism at Minneapolis hotel
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Protesters who reportedly vandalized a hotel in Minneapolis on Sunday night were confronted by federal agents who deployed tear gas.
Minneapolis police and the state Department of Public Safety say their officers were trying to de-escalate the situation when federal agents arrived without communication and deployed the chemical munitions.
It happened at the Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel on University Avenue, near the University of Minnesota campus. The Associated Press reported there was a “noise demonstration protest” outside the hotel in response to the ongoing surge of federal agents into Minnesota. The protest also happened a day after a federal agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
It was not clear whether federal officers were staying at the hotel.
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