With an up-front view of the crowd control tactics used by police and voices from community members in front of burning buildings, Episode 2 of Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising takes you into the fiery night before the popular siege of the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building.

Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities after Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old father of five and security guard, on Memorial Day 2020. The historic uprising that followed the murder saw the 3rd Precinct besieged by thousands of community members after days of unrest.

Moving from the 3rd Precinct to the political upheaval across the Twin Cities, Unicorn Riot extensively documented the popular revolt of massive mobilizations against anti-Black racism and police terror. Unicorn Riot has published a five-episode Reporter Reflection documentary series spotlighting frontline perspectives from the historic George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis.

Episode 2 is a 22-minute mini-documentary featuring events that took place in Minneapolis during the evening of May 27 and early morning of May 28, 2020. Episode 2 was originally published on Oct. 21, 2020.

The episode was filmed, narrated and edited by Niko Georgiades who co-produced the production with Georgia Fort with music by Stony Wellz. [Vimeo link | YouTube link]

Find all the episodes, live streams, videos, short docs and further coverage here: George Floyd Uprising.

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