The turbulence sparked by the death of George Floyd — a black man who died after being pinned under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer — shook not only the streets of New York and Los Angeles, but dozens of smaller communities such as Fargo, North Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska.
Minnesota National Guard soldiers were armed and the guard’s top general has requested military police units from out of state after he said the FBI received a “credible, lethal threat” against forces amid protests over the death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police, according to reports.
The threat was made on May 28, according to Gov. Tim Walz. It was decided after that point that soldiers would be armed with live ammuniton in