‘Light ‘em up!’ Cops in Minneapolis fire paint rounds at civilians standing on their FRONT PORCH as they enforce the new nighttime curfew orders that ban residents from public spaces
- Cell phone footage showed Minneapolis law enforcement shooting several paint rounds at residents on their front porch
- Authorities were reportedly patrolling the area during the George Floyd protests to enforce the city's curfew
- Mayor Jacob Frey imposed an order that bans Minneapolis residents from being in public spaces from 8pm to 6pm this weekend
- But those prohibitions don't apply to private residences
- Tanya Kerssen, the woman who captured the incident, and at least one other person was on private property when officers shot at them
- No one appeared to sustain any serious injuries
- Minneapolis and several other cities have erupted in protests over the death of George Floyd, 46, last Monday
Law enforcement officers in Minneapolis were caught on camera firing several paint rounds at civilians standing on their own property in an effort to enforce the city's curfew.
Cell phone footage shows what appears to be an armored truck rolling down a residential street while nearly two dozen officers and law enforcement march behind.
The police were reportedly patrolling the Whittier neighborhood during the volatile George Floyd protests on Saturday and attempting to enforce the new curfew.
Nearly two dozen law enforcement officers were seen patrolling through a Minneapolis neighborhood during the George Floyd protests Saturday
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday imposed a mandatory nighttime curfew for residents citywide after three nights of protests over the death of George Floyd.
The curfew prohibits anyone from being in public spaces between 8pm and 6am this weekend.
In the video, several members of law enforcement can be heard screaming 'go inside now' to direct residents off of the streets.
Tanya Kerssen, the woman who captured the incident, and at least one other person were watching the scene unfold from the front porch of a home.
Although Kerssen and other witnesses were standing on private property, authorities zeroed in their curfew campaign on them.
Although the witnesses were at a private residence, officers fired several paint rounds at them on Saturday night
Right before officers unleashed paint rounds on the civilians, a cop yelled 'Light 'em up!'
After yelling at the witnesses to go inside several times, one officer instructs the group to 'light 'em up.'
At least two officers appear to begin to fire several rounds of paint projectiles at the group.
Kressen and the group rush inside while law enforcement is still yelling from outside.
No one appeared to sustain any serious injuries.
Of the event, Kressen wrote on Twitter: 'Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up”.'
According to Frey's current order, the curfew does not extend to private residences.
It states: 'A nighttime curfew is imposed on all public places within the City of Minneapolis, including streets...during curfew hours, all persons must not travel on any public street or in any public place.'
None of the people in the video appeared to be on the street.
Following Floyd's death, all four officers pictured in cell phone footage of the incident were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department
The National Guard said in a statement to Fox 9 that their soldiers were not present during this incident.
'The enforcement officers in this tweet are not members of the Minnesota National Guard,' they said.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Minneapolis Police Department, Gov. Tim Walz and the Minneapolis Department of Public Safety for further comment.
Derek Chauvin (pictured in his mugshot) has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter
The arrival of the National Guard comes as Minneapolis, and several other cities across the country, launch protests against police brutality and systematic racism in law enforcement.
Last week, cell phone video showed Floyd, handcuffed and pinned to the ground, with one police officer - Derek Chauvin - kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.
Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Floyd was unresponsive.
Floyd, 46, is heard pleading: 'I can't breathe', as he is arrested by four cops for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. He later died at a local hospital.
Outrage sparked across the country and Minneapolis Mayor Mayor Jacob called for Chauvin to face criminal charges.
All four officers involved were subsequently fired. On Friday, Chauvin was was officially charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter over Floyd's death.
Protests have since popped up in several US cities, including Minneapolis, New York City, Atlanta, Phoenix, Columbus, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
On Saturday, demonstrations erupted across the US as police cruisers were torched, buildings burnt and ongoing clashes with police
At least three people were killed during demonstrations and dozens more were injured.
In Minneapolis, protesters were seen fleeing after cops hurled tear gas into the crowds while some responded by launching fireworks back at officers.
Pictured: People run during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis
Several protests have launched across the United States over the death of George Floyd
The National Guard was activated to defend the White House from attack as the Secret Service agents on the ground struggled to keep control of crowds descending on the seat of the US government.
The Big Apple was ablaze as NYPD vehicles were torched and ransacked while shocking footage emerged of cops violently detaining protesters.
A man was left critically injured in Dallas when he was attacked and stomped on by a group of people when he allegedly tried to defend a store with a large sword.
In Atlanta a cop suffered 'significant injuries' when they were hit by an ATV, while in Chicago, a man commandeered a police horse and rode off on it.
Los Angeles deployed the National Guard for the first since the 1992 riots when the police officers who beat up black man Rodney King walked free of all charges and California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in LA County.
Pictured: People stand near a burning building during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody
As some protests turned violent, city officials in Minnesota deployed the National Guard
Pictured:Raymond Curry attends a protest outside the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct while wearing a protective mask that reads 'I CAN'T BREATHE' on Saturday
Minnesota - where Floyd died - has born the brunt of the protests which began there Tuesday before fanning out across the country.
Rioting was still going on in the early hours of Sunday, with the Minneapolis police department reporting a big group of protesters on foot and in vehicles throwing missiles of some sort at cops.
Minnesota Dept of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell announced early Sunday there had been 'dozens' of arrests through the night but no 'substantive' injuries.
The Minnesota National Guard announced at around 10:30p.m it was sending 10,800 troops in to tackle protests Saturday night, as pleas for people to observe curfews fell on deaf ears.
The Minnesota National Guard said on Twitter it already had more than 4,100 citizen-soldiers and airmen already in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and was ramping it up to a staggering 10,800.
There were just 700 on duty on Friday.
People marching from Minneapolis to St. Paul were also met with tear gas from officers stopping them in their tracks and sending masses fleeing from the potent chemical.
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