The curfew begins at 8 pm tonight.
After three consecutive nights growing protests and looting, and hundreds businesses destroyed and damaged by fire in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III both announced Friday that there will be mandatory curfews in pace in both cities this weekend.
The curfew is for all public spaces and is set to begin Friday night at 8 p.m. and extend until 6 a.m. Saturday morning. The curfew will then take place again Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Protesters gather in front the 3rd precinct police building while it burns in Minneapolis, Minnesota – Stephen Maturen/Getty s
Mayor Frey said in the Emergency Regulation, “All law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel, as well as other personnel authorized by the City Minneapolis, City St. Paul, the Minnesota Department Public Safety, Minnesota State Patrol, or Minnesota National Guard, are exempt from the curfew.” Mayor Carter added that exceptions will be made for members the media in St.Paul.
Violation this order will result in a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to 90 days.
Earlier this afternoon it was also announced that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police ficer responsible for the murder George Floyd, was taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Another view protestors outside the police precinct – Scott Olson/Getty s
This news comes after President Donald Trump violently suggested in a tweet this morning that he was going to order the shooting protestors in Minneapolis if they continued to demonstrate.