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On the evening of January 14, North News editor David Pierini was putting a pizza into the oven when he received a call about a shooting in north Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Ditching dinner, he and reporter Azhae’la Hanson rushed to 24th and Lyndale Avenue N., where protesters had gathered at the scene.
Pierini and Hanson, who also write and take photographs for North News, reported on the ground for nearly four hours, wearing winter gear but without safety equipment. When chemicals released by federal agents turned the night air a toxic green, they were forced to leave.
The duo’s quick write-up of the events, with colleague Melody Hoffmann, helped break the news of one more flashpoint in a major national story. It also led to a large...
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