The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
"marking blue with? gel - no more CS?" (Not sure what these mean)
Blue rounds are less lethal rounds shot out of 40mm grenade launchers. Gel is probably a version of less lethal that shoots, well, gel
"Black male white tanktop throwing rocks over by the Target lot" — Some officer
"South east corner of the target parking lot is filling up"
Reminder on the location of where this is happening: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Minneapolis+3rd+Police+Precinct/@44.9476882,-93.2346889,17.5z
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The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
Officers report "one shot in the head"
"one shot in the head at the target"
"Do not send a squad over there (2500 Lake), very hostile"
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
They're about the describe the victim
Dispatch is attempting a callback to the requesting party for victim. RP reports no denoscription.
Officers have concluded that the report was a bait attempt
Target employees reporting protestors breaking store doors and windows to break in.
Cops keep switching from radio to cellphones for sensitive info - a lot of whats being said on radio could be bait attempts
Police switched to encrypted channel for some communication
Rounds being fired by police: https://www.defense-technology.com/products/impact-munitions/40-mm-munitions/bip-collapsible-gel-rounds/40mm-bip-collapsible-gel-round-1201609.html
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40mm BIP Collapsible Gel Round - Defense Tech (ref)
The BIP is the newest addition to the existing less-lethal “point-of-aim, point-of-impact” solutions and is most commonly used by tactical teams in situations where greater accuracy and deliverable energy is desired for the incapacitation of an aggressive…
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
Rounds being fired by police: https://www.defense-technology.com/products/impact-munitions/40-mm-munitions/bip-collapsible-gel-rounds/40mm-bip-collapsible-gel-round-1201609.html
Colored Marking Liquid or Powder identifies targets for apprehension with a temporary mark, which remains on skin and clothing up to 24 hours.
If you get shot by this, you literally have nothing to lose anymore as you're going to get arrested (eventually)
Squads have been reporting code 4 "all clear" around the precinct
2nd squad reporting code 4, car alarm/horn can be heard in the background
Majority of radio chatter has stopped, both encrypted and non-encrypted. Full dump of radio logs will be provided once things die down.