Rioters tore through parts of Minneapolis on August 26, shattering the windows of dozens of businesses and setting fire to at least four more in response to a false rumor that a man who killed himself had been shot by police.
Around 7:40 p.m. that night, tensions escalated in downtown Minneapolis between police and a crowd surrounding the scene where a 38-year-old man fatally shot himself near Nicollet Mall and 8th Street. Some began smashing in windows of nearby storefronts as rioting spread along a half-mile stretch of Nicollet Mall just northeast of Loring Park and nearby West Grant Street.
Brit's Pub, at 11th and Nicollet, was set on fire, as were three other businesses at least a few miles away, including Tires Plus on West Lake Street, China Wok on 27th Avenue, and Walgreens at 43rd and South Chicago Avenue.
The rioting stretched from 5th to 12th streets along Nicollet Mall, and spread as far as a gas station and liquor store near Loring Park. Some businesses, like Target, had planned to reopen as soon as Thursday afternoon.
These new reports of damage come less than three months after more than 1,500 locations were hit in the Twin Cities.
Below is map that shows a partial list of known damage, which will be updated as we learn more.
Accord Medical, 1815 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows
African Market, 1823 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows
Avis and Budget car rentals, 229 S 10th St: Property damage
AT&T, 1433 W Lake St: Smashed window
B Resale, 2613 Nicollet Ave: Property damage
Barrio, 925 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Boolay Nur Restaurant, 1819 Nicollet Ave: Broken doors, windows
Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall: Shattered windows, looting, water damage, fire
Bruegger's Bagels, 2001 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows
Capella Tower, 225 S 6th St: Broken windows
Caribou Coffee/Einstein Bagels, 1100 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows
Caring Medical Distributors, 3 W 15th St:
CenterPoint Energy, 505 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
China Wok, 2800 27th Ave S: Structure fire
Chipotle, 1040 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
CVS, 2001 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows
D'Amico & Sons, 555 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Dahl Medical Supply, 1200 Nicollet Ave #3: Smashed windows
Devil's Advocate, 1070 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, looting
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 2012 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows
Flavor Bee's, 1831 Nicollet Ave: Broken door
Flowers By Miss Bertha, 2100 Nicollet Ave: Property damage
Foot Locker, 23 S 7th St.: Smashed windows, looting
Formerly Rojo Mexican Grill, 921 Nicollet Mall: Broken windows
Franklin-Nicollet Liquor Store, 2012 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows
Greenway Liquors, 105 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting
Haskell's Wine & Spirits, 81 S 9th St #130: Smashed windows
Hen House Eatery, 727 Hennepin Ave: Broken windows, heavy looting
Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Pharmacy, 800 N Washington Ave Ste 190: Smashed window
Holiday, 2124 E Franklin Ave: Smashed window
Hopcat, 435 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Hubert White, 747 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Infinity Smokes, 814 Hennepin Ave: Broken windows, theft
Inglorious (former, for sale), 921 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
JLL Property Management, 50 10th St S: Broken windows
JLL Property Management, 950 Nicollet Mall: Broken windows
JLL Property Management, 330 S 2nd Ave: Broken windows
Kieran's Irish Pub, 830 Hennepin Ave: Broken door, heavy looting and property damage
LaSalle Plaza, 800 LaSalle Ave: Broken windows
Loop Parking Company, 24 8th St S: Broken windows
Lotus Restaurant, 113 W Grant St: Smashed windows
Lunds & Byerlys, 1201 Hennepin Ave S: Broken windows
Lunds & Byerlys Wine & Spirits, 1208 Harmon Pl: Property damage
Medical Arts Building, 74 9th St S: Broken windows
Net Tobacco, 1843 Nicollet Ave: Broken door
Nordstrom Rack, 80 S 8th St Suite 102: Smashed windows
Northstar Center, 608 2nd Ave S: Broken windows
Rainbow Road, 109 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, 920 2nd Ave S Ste 100: Broken door/windows
Saks Off Fifth, 600 Nicollet Mall #100: Graffiti and shattered windows
Speedway, 101 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting
Starbucks, 33 South 6th St: Smashed windows
Sushi Train, 1200 Nicollet Mall STE C3: Smashed windows
Tangletown Bike Shop, 816 W 50th St: Smashed window
Target, 900 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, looting
Target (Dinkytown), 1329 5th St SE: Minor property damage
Target (Uptown), 1300 W Lake St: Minor property damage
Target HQ, 1000 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, small basement fire
The City Market, 25 W 15th St.: Smashed windows
The Local, 931 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
The News Room, 990 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
The Saloon, 920 2nd Ave S Ste 100: Broken door/windows
Third Avenue Food Market, 1905 3rd Ave S: Broken windows
Tibet Kitchen, 1833 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows
Tires Plus, 1103 W Lake St: Structure fire
Tires Plus, 3421 E Lake St: Broken window
UnBank, 110 S 10th St: Broken door/window
Union Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave #1: Smashed windows
Walgreens, 655 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Walgreens, 4323 Chicago Ave: Fire
YWCA - Downtown, 1130 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
Zelo, 831 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows
St. Paul
Adam's Market, 142 E 5th St: Smashed doors, looting
CVS, 1040 Grand Ave: Smashed windows, door
Lloyd's Pharmacy, 694 N Snelling Ave: Property damage
Mississippi Market Natural Foods, 1500 W 7th St: Smashed doors, attempted looting
Contributions from Anna Boone, Thomas Oide, Nicole Norfleet, Shannon Prather, Jen Brooks, Mark Vancleave, Andy Mannix, Carlos Gonzales, Raymond Grumney and Eddie Thomas.