Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota on Monday said that officers were responsible for slashing the tires on numerous vehicles during public protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd, the Star Tribune reported Monday.
Pictures and video began circulating on social media platforms showing what appeared to be officers from at least two law enforcement agencies using tactical knives to slash holes in the tires of unoccupied vehicles at several different locations on May 30 and May 31.
Video footage obtained by Mother Jones showed multiple officers in military-style uniforms using their knives to repeatedly stab the tires of cars at a local K-Mart and on a highway overpass – both of which were later used as police staging grounds. The Star Tribune later reported that the officers depicted in the video were state troopers and deputies from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.