"Scores of protesters gathered across the street from the Bishop Henry Whipple federal building around midday, throwing bottles and sex toys at a line of police guarding the property. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that officers arrested a handful of protesters after the crowd starting throwing chunks of ice. A deputy was hit in the head, and a squad vehicle's windshield was smashed, according to a statement the newspaper obtained from the Hennepin county sheriff's office."
"Police declared the gathering unlawful and ordered protesters to leave. Many complied, the Star Tribune reported, but about 100 remained in a standoff with deputies, state troopers and state conservation officers. Video circulating on social media shows several protesters being forced to the ground and taken into custody. One person, as they appear to be placed in handcuffs, says: I was here delivering pizza for the protesters."
Several demonstrators were arrested outside the Bishop Henry Whipple federal building just south of Minneapolis during a protest marking the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's death at the hands of an immigration officer. Scores of protesters threw bottles, sex toys and chunks of ice at police guarding the property. A deputy was struck in the head and a squad vehicle windshield was smashed. Police declared the gathering unlawful and ordered dispersal; many left but about 100 remained in a standoff with deputies, state troopers and conservation officers. Videos show protesters forced to the ground and taken into custody; one arrestee claimed to be a pizza delivery person. The Hennepin County sheriff's office did not respond to requests for comment.
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