Members Of The Latino Community In The Southside Of Milwaukee Marched To Seek Justice For Emilio, An Elote Street Vendor Who Was Murdered During Armed Robbery

March Seeking Justice For Emilio, Señor Elote Man

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 31, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On Sunday, dozens of people gathered at the 1300 block of W. Forest Home Ave. in Milwaukee to remember and to celebrate the life of Señor Elote Man with a march seeking justice for Emilio Garza who was murdered in an arm robbery gone bad. Several suspects are being sought by police in connection with the August 28, 2020 homicide of Emilio.

Emilio whose birth name is Filigonio Ramirez Montes, 52, was beaten, kicked and fatally shot by several suspects during an armed robbery, which a video surveillance showed.

Those who attended the remembrance event, also marched South on S. 13th Street to W. Lincoln Ave. and then turned East to S. 11th Street and stopped at the 2100 block of S. 11th Street to pay their respects and to remembered the life of Emilio.

Ramirez Montes (Emilio) had been in the U.S. for nearly 29 years. He was a bass player for a local cumbia group. He was originally from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Ramirez Montes was a popular street Elote (corn on the cob) vendor and worked all year round including in the Winter season selling elotes.

A relative of a potential witness told Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) on Sunday that his sister heard multiple gunshots and came down to see what was happening and managed to see several suspects rushing between two houses headed to Kosciusko County Park. The Witness described the two suspects as Puerto Rican, according to her brother.  Police have not confirmed, if the suspects were Hispanic.

The husband of the witness was in the alley waiting for her and when she walked to the alley shortly after the shooting, a White female police officer was driving up through the alley and she flagged the officer and told her that the two suspects walking to Kosciusko Park were the actual suspects of the shooting, but the officer told her that they weren't the ones that they were looking for. The brother said, if the female police officer would have acted, the two homicide suspects would have been immediately apprehended.

According to the Ramirez family, at least two houses had outdoor video surveillance cameras and one recorded the suspects attacking Ramirez Montes in front of the house and one of the suspects fatally shot him.

Also next week Sunday, September 6, 2020, a fundraiser will be held at the VIP Lounge, 828 S. 1st Street in Milwaukee starting at 12:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.

A GoFundMe was created for Emilio Garza to help cover the costs of the funeral services at link https://www.gofundme.com/f/senor-emilio-garza

Homicide suspects described by Milwaukee police: 

Suspect 1 appears to be a male, with a light skin complexion and a heavy build. He was last seen wearing a white shirt wrapped around his head, a light colored T-shirt with wording and designs on the front, light colored pants, light colored shoes and armed with a black handgun. 

Suspect 2 appears to be a male with a medium skin complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt with light colored stitching on the head, the draw strings and in the middle of the chest. He was wearing dark pants with dark shoes with light colored laces.

Emilio Garza, Known As "Señor Elote Man" Murdered During Armed Robbery In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Video surveillance from a building shows two suspects attacking Emilio Garza, the elote vendor. One suspect kicks Garza while on the ground as he crys out for help and the second suspect fatally shoots him.  The video was provided to police.

Garza was a popular street elote (corn on the cob) vendor in Milwaukee's Southside.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 29, 2020

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Milwaukee police responded before 9:00p.m. to the 2100 block of S. 11th Street to a report of a shooting incident that a street vendor had been fatally shot during an armed robbery. The victim was as identified as Emilio Garza, 52, (birth name Filigonio Ramirez Montes) known locally as a elote (corn on the cob) street vendor. He was originally from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Garza also appeared in a video clip with the popular group Kinto Sol, according to fans.

Garza was known as Don Wicho and was a popular musician, he played the bass guitar and used to performed with a cumbia band at Indio's Bar on S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive.

Police are investigating the overnight homicide and are seeking several suspects involved in Garza's homicide.

In other unrelated non-life threatening shooting and a stabbing homicide incident, Milwaukee police reported that on Friday, August 28, 2020 at around 10:01a.m. on the 1500 block of S. 15th Place,  a 41-year-old woman from Milwaukee sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting.

Another homicide was reported by Milwaukee police on Thursday, August 27, 2020 around 5:09p.m. at the 1100 block of W. Greenfield Ave. where a 58-year-old man was fatally stabbed several times and a 54-year-old man was taken into custody.

A GoFundMe was created for Emilio Garza to help cover the costs of the funeral services at https://www.gofundme.com/f/senor-emilio-garza

Frank Nitty Enters Washington, D.C. Along With His Group Of Peaceful BLM Marchers Who Walked 750 Miles From Milwaukee Proving How Some Communities Bleed With Racism In Amerikkka

Frank Nitty speaks at the Committment March on Washington Rally 2020.

Nitty and a group of more than 30 peaceful Black Lives Matter marchers finally reached Washington, D.C. after enduring hate, racism, law enforcement harassment, a shooting incident that injured one of the protesters in Pennsylvania.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 28, 2020

Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Frank Nitty (birth name Frank Sensabaugh) and a group of more than 30 peaceful Black Lives Matter (BLM) marchers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin arrived in Washington, D.C. after walking 750 miles from Milwaukee to D.C. Nitty and the group entered Washington, D.C. before 8:00 a.m. and transmitted a live Facebook video feed on his account while marching to Lincoln Memorial.

Nitty and the group including Tory Lowe, a community activist from Milwaukee walked for 24 days, while walking 30 miles per day to seek accountability for police and justice for those unarmed people of color who have been killed by police.

The group and Nitty endured racism, hate, vulgarities, police harassment, arrests, a shooting incident where a elderly White man, Elmer Myers, 75, in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania who came out of his house and began to shoot with a shotgun at the marchers while on the road at the 800 block of Lincoln Hwy and one of the marchers known as Cino was injured by buckshot.

Nitty proved how in some communities in the U.S. are so blatant racist and don't welcome Blacks, especially African-Americans walking through their rural communities.

In Bedford County, Pennsylvania, a group of White folks with some wearing Trump MAGA red caps gathered by the local County Courthouse and a park armed with handguns, rifles and other weapons in anticipation that Nitty would walk through their borough, but Nitty avoided the confrontation. 

Nitty was leading the social justice and police accountabilty march cross-country seeking reform. The Milwaukee group marching to D.C. will join an August 28th commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the 1963 Civil rights march on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Nitty was recently invited to give a speech at the commemoration event by Reverend Al Sharpton.

Nitty during his speech at the Lincoln Memorial indicated, that most of the people that chastised the BLM peaceful group marching along the 750 mile journey to Washington, D.C. had shotguns including Trump 2020 signs, which is their way to express racism towards people of color and people need to organize and to get rid of racist police officers across the U.S. and to also vote Trump out, calling it a "Revolution".

Nitty says, "While we marched 750 miles, everybody that came and chastised us, everybody that came with shotguns, everybody that came messing with us had Trump signs. Trump 2020. That's the new way they exhibit racism in this country and hide behind it. So we gotta vote Trump out."

Kyle H. Rittenhouse, A 17-year-old White Vigilante And Domestic Terrorist From Antioch, Illinois Charged In Wisconsin With Two Counts Of 1st-degree Intentional Homicide For The Murders Of Joseph "Jojo" Rosenbaum And Anthony Huber

Rittenhouse is facing multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the cold blooded homicides of two Kenosha protesters and injuring another who attempted to disarm the suspect after committing a murder.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 27, 2020

Kenosha, WI - On Thursday, the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office criminally charged Kyle H. Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Illinois with multiple felony counts that include two counts of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon; first-degree reckless homicide with use of dangerous weapon; two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon; attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. If convicted on all charges, Rittenhouse is facing multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. 

According to the criminal complaint, Rittenhouse intentionally murdered several victims identified as Anthony Huber, 26, of Silver Lake, Wisconsin (WI) who was fatally shot in the chest; Joseph "Jojo" Rosenbaum, 36, of Kenosha, WI who was fatally shot in the head and Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, of West Allis, WI was shot in his right arm while attempting to disarm Rittenhouse, a White vigilante and domestic terrorist who had fled the homicide crime scene after killing Rosenbaum in cold blood.

The shooting victims were at a Kenosha protest with hundreds of peaceful protesters seeking accountability for the Jacob Blake shooting by Kenosha Police Officer Rusten T. Sheskey who shot Blake 7 times in the back while he arrempted to return to his vehicle as his children watched in horror. Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down and it is not known, if he will be permanently paralyzed.

Officer Sheskey and another officer were placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the shooting, which is being investigated bt the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Rittenhouse is being held at the Lake County Jail in Illinois on a felony warrant for 1st-degree intentional homicide including fleeing the state of Wisconsin to avoid prosecution. He is expected to appear in court on Friday to face extradition to Wisconsin.

Rittenhouse who is underage possessed a dangerous weapon and was openly carrying what looked like a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, which is illegal to open carry by a minor under the age of 18 in Wisconsin.

Rittenhouse in his social pages on the internet posted that he attended a Trump MAGA cult rally in January and supports Trump.

Criminal complaint:

Update: On Friday, a Lake County Circuit Court judge in Illinois delayed the extradition hearing until September 25, 2020 by request of defendant Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is wanted in Wisconsin on a fugitive warrant for 1st-degree intentional homicide and fleeing the state of Wisconsin to avoid prosecution.

17-year-old White Vigilante Suspect From Illinois Fatally Shot Two Kenosha Protesters And Injured One

A White armed vigilante was out to hunt and shoot at protesters in the City of Kenosha.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 26, 2020

Kenosha, WI - A White armed vigilante identified as Kyle Rittenhouse, aka, Kyle Lewis, 17, from Antioch. Illinois was video recorded just before 2:00 a.m. fatally shooting a protester in the head. Then the vigilante calls someone as people arrived to aid the shot victim and the vigilante says that he just shot someone in the head and killed him as he fled the scene while still on his cell.

The vigilante is then video recorded running away from other protesters who want to apprehend him for killing an unarmed protester and then they caught up with him. The vigilante falls and others attempt to capture him, but he regains control and shoots at protesters as they back away with his semi-automatic AR-15 rifle.

At least 2 victims were reported dead and 1 injured with gunfire, according to the Kenosha Police Department.

Rittenhouse was cited on August 19, 2020 for speeding and driving without a driver's license, according to Kenosha County court records.

Rittenhouse in his social media pages posted that he attended a Trump MAGA rally in January and supports Trump.

Update: Kyle Rittenhouse surrendered to the Antioch Police Department on Wednesday morning after a warrant for his arrest was issued in Kenosha County, Wisconsin for 1st-degree intentional homicide for the murder of Anthony Huber, 26, of Silver Lake, Joseph "Jojo" Rosenbaum, 36, of Kenosha, WI, and also wounding Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, of West Allis, WI and fleeing the state to avoid prosecution. Additional charges are pending. Rittenhouse is being held at the Lake County jail in Illinois and awaiting court for Friday to extradite him back to Wisconsin to face a homicide charge as an adult.

Videos and images courtesy of Ban Blue Lives Matter Wisconsin, John Crisman, Chippy Bischoff and Alec Hogoboom

Black Peaceful Marcher Walking Cross-country From Milwaukee To Washington D.C. Shot In Bedford County, Pennsylvania By 75-year-old White Suspect

A 75-year-old White male suspect walked out of a house with a shotgun and fired multiple shots at Black and White peaceful marchers from Milwaukee headed to Washington, D.C. on the road.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 25, 2020

Schellsburg, PA - On Monday, just before midnight, Elmer J. Myers, 75, a White male suspect apparently walked out of a house at 817 Lincoln Hwy in the borough of Schellsburg in Bedford County in Pennsylvania and fired multiple gunshot shells at Black and White peaceful marchers along the Lincoln Hwy striking a Black male victim in the face with buckshot who was identified only as "Cino or C-note", according to a video posted by Frank Nitty, (birth name Frank Sensabaugh) from Milwaukee who is leading a cross-country 750 mile peaceful march to D.C. The victim who was bleeding from the face was struck by multiple gunshot buckshot and was taken by Nitty and other occupants in a vehicle to the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown where he was admitted for treatment. 

State and local law enforcement authorities in the County are investigating the shooting incident and no information has been released by authorities in Bedford County, if Myers has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting.

Nitty is leading the social justice and police accountabilty march seeking reform. The Milwaukee group marching to D.C. will join an August 28th commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the 1963 Civil rights march on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Nitty was recently invited to give a speech at the commemoration event by Reverend Al Sharpton.

Update: Nitty claims that the PA State Police made false claims during a press conference on Tursday, which alleged that there was a confrontation between peotesters and several people before gunshots were exchanged last night in Schellsburg. Nitty says that the state police officers are making false claims in a Facebook video that he posted. A female Johnstown police detective also confirmed in Nitty's video that there is no evidence of a confrontation before the shooting was video recorded during the incident on Monday night. https://bit.ly/3gve147

During the second press conference, the PA state police officer said that gunfire was exchanged and that a call was made at 11:18 p.m. on Monday to the PA State Police that some people were in the parking lot of the Myers' Garage located on Hwy Route 30 (800 block of Lincoln Ave. in Schellsburg) and at about 11:35 p.m. gunshots were reported. The Bedford County District Attorney confirmed that a 9mm casting and multiple shotgun castings were recovered at the scene including a handgun and a shotgun, but she couldn't determine when asked, if someone from the peaceful marchers group had exchanged gunfire with the suspect, Elmer Myers. At least 50 witnesses from the peaceful marchers from Milwaukee were present and gave accounts to what happened to police compared to two White suspects including Myers.

Amerikkka today! https://bit.ly/3aUJVWm

Tory Lowe exposes the lies by the PA State Patrol about Monday's night shooting in Schellsburg: https://bit.ly/2YAXipU

Jacob Blake Shot Multiple Times In The Back By Kenosha Police Officer Rusten T. Sheskey Ignites Unrest

Hundreds of people took control of the downtown streets and protested in front of the Kenosha Police Department after a police officer shot a 29-year-old African-American man in the back at least 7-8 times, which a person across the street video recorded the incident.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 24, 2020

Kenosha, WI - On Sunday, around 5:11 p.m., Jacob Blake, 29, was shot at least 7-8 times in the back by Kenosha Police Officer Rusten T. Sheskey, 31, as he was returning to his vehicle. Officer Sheskey is White. The shooting incident was caught on video by a witness across the street and posted it on Facebook.

According to witnesses, Blake was breaking up an altercation between two women and then he was shot multiple times by Officer Sheskey as his children watched.

At the time of the shooting incident, police had no information about Blake, according to the attorney representing the Blake family.

Blake was flown by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee where he was being treated for his injuries. Blake is still alive, but in critical condition in the ICU in Froedtert Hospital. It has been reported that Blake is now paralyzed from the waste down due to his injuries and it is not known, if it will be a permanent condition.

Shortly after the shooting was reported, people took to the streets and began to protest in front of the Kenosha Police Department. The Kenosha SWAT than shot tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters who than reacted and began to throw rocks (bricks) at officers. The protesters set small fires to the Kenosha County Courthouse and broke most of the windows including the windows at the police department.

Police and Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies were deployed to disperse hundreds of protesters. Multiple Kenosha garbage trucks used to block streets to the Courthouse were set on fire or were ignited by police teargas canisters and the windows were smashed. The Car Source dealership suffered a total loss after all the used vehicles in the parking lot were set on fire.

Officer Sheskey was sworned in as a Kenosha police officer on April 1, 2013. Two other Kenosha Police Officers with Sheskey at the time of the Blake shooting were Officers Vincent Arenas and Brittney Meronek who have been placed on administrative duty  along with Sheskey pending the outcome of the case.

Latinos for Trump/MAGAs/GOP Open Campaign Office In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Wisconsin has become the battleground for the U.S. Presidential Election in 2020 and Latinos for Trump/MAGAs unofficially opened campaign office in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 23, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - The Latinos for Trump (LFT) in Wisconsin are the coordinated group also known as MAGAs (Make America Great Again/Keep America Great) that are currently operating a LFT/MAGA/GOP office at 725 W. Historic Mitchell Street in the Southside of Milwaukee. Ironically, the MAGA campaign office is located next to the new Voces de la Frontera (VDLF) office, an immigrant rights non-profit organization, which the two story building is being remodeled for occupancy by the VLDF org.

The LFT volunteer workers at the Trump/GOP campaign office are very friendly, hospitable and invited Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) on Sunday to checkout their new campaign Southside office in the epic center of the Latino Democratic 8th Assembly District.

According to the LFT volunteers at the office, they confirmed that Mario Herrera, the former Hispanic Outreach Director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin and current partner of the No Better Friend, Corp., an alt-right lobbying group and the current chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Hispanic Assembly is being credited for coordinating the opening of the LFT/GOP campaign office in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Herrera is also associated with the fake MAGA Facebook page that promotes Nazi and hate propaganda in Wisconsin targeted at Latinos, which its link is connected to the campaign donation site for Trump.

Eric Trump was in Milwaukee last Tuesday to accept the Milwaukee Police Association endorsement for Trump for President and Eric under the radar visited the LFT/GOP office where Latinos for Trump/MAGAs attend the private event, which was not covered by the mainstream media.

The LFT/GOP campaign office hasn't officially been opened, but it is currently operating on a skeleton crew.

Driver Arrested In Milwaukee's Southside Fatal Crash That Claimed The Life Of Jose Giron, A Well Known Political Activist

Giron's vehicle was struck by another vehicle whose driver failed to stop on a red light.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 16, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, a 36-year-old driver identified as Agel Navas-Figueroa was taken into custody after causing a fatal crash that resulted in the death of Jose Giron, 67, a well known political activist in the Southside of Milwaukee. According to Milwaukee police, Navas-Figueroa failed to stop and ran a red light striking the vehicle that Giron was driving around 5:59 p.m. at the 1100 block of W. Historic Mitchell Street.

Navas-Figueroa also failed a sobriety field test at the scene too. It hasn't been determined yet, if Navas-Figueroa was intoxicated or in the influence of a control substance.

Giron passed away and charges are pending against the 36-year-old driver who was taken into custody by police.

Facebook video by Chelsea Jorgensen showing Navas-Figueroa doing a field sobriety test by police.

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Wins Democratic Primary For WI State Assembly District 8th And Will Face Republican Angel Sanchez In The November General Election Ballot

Ortiz-Velez (D) and Sanchez (R) in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 8th will face-off in the November 3, 2020 election.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 12, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - The Wisconsin Election Commission reported the unofficial results for the August 11, 2020 Primary Election in the state. Incumbents running for reelection without a challenger in the same political party won a spot on the ballot for the November 3, 2020 General and Presidential Election, also non-incumbent candidates running unopposed for a particular party will remain on the ballot as well.

In the Democratic Wisconsin State Assembly race, Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, was unofficially declared the winner and received 901 votes, 53.06% in the Assembly District 8 compared to JoAnna Bautch who received 793 votes, 46.70%. Ortiz-Velez will now face-off Republican challenger Angel Sanchez who received 116 votes, 52.25% in the November General Election. Sanchez, beat Republican challenger Ruben Velez, who received 103 votes, 46.40%.

Incumbent and Democratic Wisconsin State Representative Marisabel Cabrera received 1,851 votes, 62.28% and beat Democratic challenger Christian Saldivar who received 1,118 votes, 37.62% in the Assembly District 9th. Cabrera will face-off Republican candidate Veronica Diaz in the November General Election.

Israel Ramon was declared the winner for the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds. Ramon received 60,132 votes, 65% and challenger John F. Weishan Jr. received 32,842 votes, 35%.

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales Demoted To Captain And Michael Brunson Appointed Acting Police Chief

Chief Morales was demoted to police captain for lying and not being truthful to the Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 6, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On Thursday, the Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission (FPC) unanimously voted to immediately demote Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales to Captain and decided to appoint Assistant Police Chief Michael Brunson as Acting Milwaukee Police Chief. Brunson was given two weeks to pick his command staff by the FPC.

Former Milwaukee Police Chief Morales was accused of not being truthful and lying to the FPC on multiple occasions including other allegations.

Members of the Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, both Nelson Soler and Ann Wilson before deciding to demote Chief Morales, indicated that he had accepted multiple conditions including transparency last December in order to get hired (renew his contract) and Morales said that he would work with the Commission by having an open door policy and would provide certain stats, but he failed to do so. The tear gas incidents against protesters were brought up too by Wilson.

Also, Morales was accused of making false statements multiple times and being dishonest. He also intentionally misled the public with some communication narratives that were false statements, which victimized the FPC, its staff, the executive director and the public.

Apparently, Morales lied to the Commission several times about his firing and hiring practices, lied about the COVID-19 outbreak at Police District Station 5 where at least 30 officers were infected and he called it a small outbreak and he also lied that the MPD had spent about $43,000 on cleaning the police academy where 12 police recruits were infected with COVID-19 and he failed to mention to the FPC that the federal government paid for it, in addition Morales had failed to investigate a police video leak to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for months, according to Commissioner Raymond Robakowski, who motioned to demote Chief Morales to captain.

At the end of the FPC meeting, Nelson Soler was elected unanimously as Chair of the FPC and Angela McKenzie was elected unanimously as Vice-Chair of the Commission.

Update: Captain Morales will retire, he signed his retirement documents one day after he was demoted and will most likely receive $8,719 per month, according to sources.

Umbrella Man Who Vandalized Auto Zone In MN Identified As Mitchell Westley Carlson, A Hell's Angels Biker Club Member

A Minneapolis police (Hennepin County) search warrant filed in July at a State of Minnesota District Court identified Carlson as the "Umbrella Man", a White suspect who vandalized an Auto Zone store in May during a protest.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 1, 2020

Minneapolis, MN - A Hennepin County search warrant filed by Minneapolis police on July 27, 2020 at a State of Minnesota District Court identified Mitchell Westley Carlson, 32, as the "Umbrella Man" who was video recorded vandalizing an Auto Zone store during a protest seeking justice for George Floyd who was murdered by Minneapolis police officers who were later fired and charged in connection with the reckless homicide. Carlson who is White was also identified as a member of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club and affiliated with the Aryan Cowboys, a prison gang.

The search warrant seeks cellphone records for May 27th. Carlson has not been officially identified by Minneapolis police nor has been arrested and charged yet, but was identified in a search warrant.

According to the search warrant, "On Wednesday May 27, 2020  in the late afternoon, early evening a male, dressed all in black (black pants, black jacket, black hood/hat, black shoes and black gloves and wearing a black gas mask ) and carrying a black umbrella was video‐taped/recorded walking along the front of the Auto Zone and using what looks to be a 4 pound sledge hammer breaking out all of the stores front windows.  This male is then approached by several people, and, while you

could not hear the exchange the body language of those who approached this "Umbrella

Man," appeared to be gesturing in a way like they were telling him not to do that."

"It was also found later that this same "Umbrella Man" had spray painted the words "free

shit for everyone zone" on double red doors on the front of the Auto Zone store.  Upon

looking at the video of the "Umbrella Man," a white substance is observed on his right index finger of his gloves.  This would match with the white spray paint used to write on the double red doors.  This was done prior to breaking out the windows.

"The "Umbrella Man" is followed by a black male in a pink shirt. This male then follows "Umbrella Man" as he walks around to the rear of the building (north side).  The male in the pink shirt can be heard questioning "Umbrella man" as to who he is.  At  this point the

"Umbrella Man" turns to the pink shirt male and yells at him (what was said was unintelligible).  Umbrella Man then walks away, alone, going west bound.

"In a short time after the front windows are broken out in the Auto Zone, looting started. 

Within a short time after the looting started, the Auto Zone was set on fire.  This was the

first fire that set off a string of fires and looting throughout the precinct and the rest of the

city. 

"Until the actions of the person your affiant has been calling "Umbrella man," the protests

had been relatively peaceful.  The actions of this person created an atmosphere of hostility and tension.  Your affiant believes that this individual's sole aim was to incite violence," according to the search warrant.

According to Minneapolis police investigators, charges are pending against Carlson.