New evidence shines a light on the law enforcement response to the #GeorgeFloyd uprising.

MN's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the National Guard and defense contractor Safariland were among those coordinating munitions delivery to the Twin Cities. https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/behind-the-law-enforcement-response-to-the-george-floyd-uprising-pt-1-munitions-delivery
Behind the Law Enforcement Response to the George Floyd Uprising - Pt 1: Munitions Delivery -...

Emails, texts, photos and other records provide a rare look into the coordination that took place between multiple agencies in the aftermath of Floyd's killing.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/behind-the-law-enforcement-response-to-the-george-floyd-uprising-pt-1-munitions-delivery
Records requests filed for this story originally sought to clarify the role of @mndnr planes circling #GeorgeFloyd unrest in the Twin Cities.

We were surprised to learn the DNR aviation fleet had been tasked with resupplying riot police on the ground w/ munitions and supplies.
Emails referencing “1600 pounds of cargo” were sent on May 28, the third straight day of #GeorgeFloyd protests in Minnesota.

Minneapolis Safariland distributor Kevin Degel and DNR Forestry Pilot Steven Day coordinated rush deliveries of tear gas and other munitions to MN police.
Emails referencing “1600 pounds of cargo” were sent on May 28, the third straight day of #GeorgeFloyd protests in Minnesota.Minneapolis Safariland distributor Kevin Degel and DNR Forestry Pilot Steven Day coordinated rush deliveries of tear gas and other munitions to MN police.
Emails referencing “1600 pounds of cargo” were sent on May 28, the third straight day of #GeorgeFloyd protests in Minnesota.Minneapolis Safariland distributor Kevin Degel and DNR Forestry Pilot Steven Day coordinated rush deliveries of tear gas and other munitions to MN police.
You may recognize the name Safariland from the #NoDAPL movement at Standing Rock in North Dakota in 2016-17.

They are a profitable police vendor corporation known for manufacturing tear gas and other grenades often associated with injuries of protesters: https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/801632930862944257?s=20
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