Minnesota Police Officer Suffers Broken Spine After Protester Drops Concrete Block on His Head

Minnesota Police Officer Suffers Broken Spine After Protester Drops Concrete Block on His Head
Protestors shut down highway I-94 in St. Paul, Minn., on July 9. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
|Updated:

A police officer in St. Paul, Minnesota, suffered a broken spine after a protester allegedly dropped a concrete slab on him during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Protesters shut down Interstate 94 for several hours over the weekend after the police shooting death of Philando Castile last week.

“We were just informed that the officer who had a concrete block dropped on his head during I-94 riot has broken vertebrae,” the department tweeted. The identity of the officer was not revealed.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
twitter