20 Arrested, 18 Charged in String of Violent Robberies in Minneapolis

A still-frame from surveillance footage of a violent robbery in which multiple suspects ambushed a man in Minneapolis and beat him brutally. Minneapolis Police Department/CNN

A spate of violent incidents in Minneapolis has resulted in 20 people arrested and 18 of them charged, including with felony first-degree robbery.

Prosecutors with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said on Monday, Sept. 16 that the suspects range in age from 15 to 27 and are believed to have taken part in two separate attacks in downtown Minneapolis in August. Both robberies and associated assaults were captured on video.

‘Ripped Off His Shoes and Pants’

In the first robbery, surveillance video shows about a dozen people beating and kicking a man on Aug. 3 outside Target Field.