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NEW: Private Mercenary Group Targets, Assaults, & Detains Anti-Police Protesters in Uptown Minneapolis

The 1st in a series on little known security firm Conflict Resolution Group & their founder Nathan Seabrook who is working hand-in-hand w local police
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Following prolonged protests after a federal task force killed Winston Smith atop a parking ramp in Uptown Minneapolis, private security firm, Conflict Resolution Group (CRG) started armed patrols from the ramp & has since assaulted, detained, surveilled, & threatened community.
The night #WinstonSmith was killed by deputized agents, fires were lit in Uptown & roves of hooded youths ransacked a T-Mobile after police pulled up with their laser sight shining at the crowd & violently arrested several protesters. Protests continued. unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-t…
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#NEW: No Charges for Unnamed Federalized Deputies that Killed #WinstonSmith

During a press conference 4 days later, attorneys for Smith’s family revealed that all officers involved in the task force refused to speak with investigators after killing Smith. unicornriot.ninja/2021/no-charge…
An upcoming comedian, artist, and father of three, 32-year-old Winston Boogie Smith Jr. was fatally shot on June 3 by two unnamed deputies working for North Star Task Force as U.S. Marshals while in a car atop an Uptown Minneapolis parking ramp with his date after eating lunch. Unmarked police cars surrounded the vehicle Smith and his da
#WinstonSmith’s killing led to weeks of continued community protest, the trending of #WinstonSmithWasAssassinated on social media, & public fallout from agencies in the U.S. Marshals-run North Star task force over the yet-to-be implemented body cam policy. unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-t…
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Sheriffs deputized as federal agents ambushed & killed 32 y/o father of 3, #WinstonSmith on June 3 in his car in Uptown Minneapolis.

Initial claims by authorities & corporate media said he was a "murder suspect" & he "produced" a gun. Both were false. unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-t…
When a group of protesters approached the police line, an officer turned his laser on and pointed it at at least three people. That was the first time our reporters have seen police use lasers against protesters in Minneapolis in the last six years.
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The second day of the protests featured one of the more shocking police brutality incidents. A young woman had her head cracked open by police who knocked her to the ground as she was delivering pizzas to protesters.
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