In many ways, the events that took place over the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd continue to become even more disturbing as we learn increasingly more about them. The latest highly unsettling discovery from that time: some police officers in Minneapolis routinely spoke about “hunting” people and reveled in their ability to shoot at individuals with blanks while patrolling during the protests that took place in the city.
CNN’s Omar Jimenez reviewed “more than two hours of excerpted videos from multiple police body cameras” released to the media on Tuesday, Oct. 5 by attorney Eric Rice. Jaleel Stallings, Rice’s client, was recently acquitted for firing his gun at Minneapolis police officers in self-defense during that night of protests.
The footage in question was captured on the night of May 30, 2020 — five days after the killing of George Floyd. Tensions in Minneapolis were high after multiple nights of protesting and buildings being burned, and a citywide curfew was put into effect for 8 p.m.
