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Umbrella Guy before tear gas May 27

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While livestreaming at Minnehaha and Lake on Wednesday, May 27 I captured this guy that looks extremely similar to the one who smashed up the Autozone windows. You can see him at the start, in black, with a black umbrella. He enters from the left again at the 51 second mark.

I noted the big rock/brick/concrete chunk. He walked closer to the crowd and put the rock in his pocket. I followed him with my camera for a little while but my gut told me exactly what was about to happen so I stayed back.

Livestreaming footage isn't so clear but he walked through the crowd to the other side of the precinct, to the alleyway between it and The Hook and Ladder. I can only imaging he threw the rock toward the line of cops that was in there.

Seconds after cops let off the first big round of tear gas that pushed everyone back. I believe this is what led directly to the looting at Target. The gas went south and people fled, some into the stores.

I didn't go into Target, I went into the tobacco shop. When I came out (was kicked out), regrouped, and went back toward the precinct, Target was just starting to get looted, from what I can tell.

IMO, this is either the same man or they were together and had the same purpose. Similar clothing (video quality makes it too hard to confirm its exactly the same), similar if the not the same build and height. Very similar gait as well.

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