Deona M. Knajdek, 31, dead, three injured when vehicle strikes protesters in the area of West Lake Street and Girard Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Woman dead, 3 hurt after vehicle hits protesters in Uptown
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, at 11:39 p.m., police were monitoring a protest in the area of West Lake Street and Girard Avenue South when they observed, on camera, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Lake Street and driving into a group of protesters.
Police: Vehicle plows into Minnesota protesters, killing 1
“There was one line of barriers and then a second barrier, and he sped up. He sped up. He went even faster as he approached us. You could hear it ... start going even faster as he got close to us,” Hooker said. He told Minnesota Public Radio, “the car went through the air and it hit a young woman.”
Woman killed, 3 injured when car plows into group of protesters in Minnesota
The brother of the woman who died identified her as Deona M. Knajdek. Garrett Knajdek told the Star Tribune his sister would have celebrated her 32nd birthday on Wednesday. He said she had 11- and 13-year-old daughters, and was actively involved in issues surrounding social justice.
Woman killed after car plows into Minnesota protesters, police say
The suspect was pulled from his car by protesters after the 11:39 p.m. Sunday crash and is now in custody and being treated for injuries at a hospital, police said on Twitter. Police did not say how the man was hurt or give the extent of his injuries.
Police: Vehicle plows into Minnesota protesters, killing 1
The crash happened at about 11:40 p.m. Sunday in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood. Witnesses said the driver of an SUV struck a parked car, tossing it into the crowd of demonstrators.
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Prosecutors say Nicholas Kraus, 35, was visibly intoxicated Sunday night when he sped up and tried to “jump” a car that was being used as a barricade by protesters in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.
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