Minneapolis mayor issues city-wide curfew for Friday night

by J. Edward Moreno - 05/29/20 4:58 PM ET

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a citywide curfew for Friday evening after several nights of unrest in the city following the police-involved death of George Floyd.

The curfew comes the same day that county officials announced they arrested and charged Derek Chauvin, one of the fired officers involved in the death, with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The curfew begins Friday evening at 8 p.m. and extends until 6 a.m. on Saturday, with no travel or gatherings in public allowed. The curfew will be in place for the same hours the following night.

During those times, no travel or gatherings in public will be allowed. Those who violate the curfew could face 90 days in prison and a $1,000 fine, the order states.

Mayor Frey has issued Emergency Regulation No. 2020-2-1 which imposes a curfew throughout the City of Minneapolis beginning at 8 p.m. tonight (Fri., May 29) and extends through the weekend.
See the posted regulation for details at: https://t.co/iebgleKnyx pic.twitter.com/7l61oURPtc

— Minneapolis Clerk (@mplsclerk) May 29, 2020

Members of law enforcement, medical personnel, the National Guard and “individuals seeking exempt care, fleeing dangerous circumstances, or experiencing homelessness” are exempt, according to the order.

Notably, journalists did not appear to be exempt from the original order, though Frey said he was working to address that. Limits on journalists came under scrutiny after a CNN reporter and crew were arrested and later released on Friday while reporting in the city.