Exclusive: Inside The Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct Evacuation

CBS Minnesota

July 27, 2021

The fall of the Third Police Precinct during last year’s riots was a pivotal moment in Minneapolis. As rioters torched the building, officers were forced to evacuate.

For the first time, WCCO is sharing video of those final moments on May 28, 2020, as police left before vandals breached the building. It walks viewers through the never-before-seen video, and what unfolded from one officer’s perspective.

The officer who shared the video with WCCO didn’t want to talk on camera. He did want his video and perspective to be seen widely. He has left the department. He says today he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and feels ashamed and betrayed by what happened that day.

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