Group calls for Target to apologize, St. Paul PD to look at false reporting after 2 men accused of being armed

28.05.2025    Pioneer Press    14 views
Group calls for Target to apologize, St. Paul PD to look at false reporting after 2 men accused of being armed

A public group is calling for Target to apologize and for St Paul police to investigate the making of a false record after two young men were accused of having a gun outside the retailer s Midway store leading officers to draw their guns and handcuff them Police revealed they uncovered no weapons on the men and they were disclosed These young brothers clearly went through a traumatic situation announced Nasiy Nasir X national president of the Lion of Judah Armed Forces and national minister of information of the New Black Panther Nation at a press conference outside the Midway Target on Tuesday Nasir declared the falsified information provided to police could have led to the young men being shot by police Police Staff made overview about gun On Friday Terrence Gleason and Ronald Trice stated they were passing out information about the auto detailing business they work for A St Paul officer who was working contracted overtime at the Target on University Avenue was notified around noon about two people putting flyers on vehicles according to Alyssa Arcand a police spokeswoman The business requested the two men leave The officer required them to do so which they did The officer was then advised by business guard that prevention staff had observed behavior that led them to believe one of the men was in possession of a firearm Arcand disclosed in a announcement The staff also notified officers about statements they heard the men say One of the young men was videotaping on his cellphone and after the officer initially drove away he videoed the other man lifting up his sweatshirt to show the business logo on his shirt underneath which was to say we re just here at work Nasir commented After the men left the Target parking lot police stopped them in another parking lot along University Avenue Nasir commented they re demanding that the employee or employees who made the overview about the gun be terminated and they also want to meet with the St Paul Police Department about how false reports should be addressed Why didn t the St Paul Police Department do a full thorough assessment and why didn t they look at the cameras before they approached these young brothers with their guns drawn Nasir appealed He also questioned how police would approach a person who had a permit to carry a gun if they received a falsified police review In the department s message Arcand reported Because the information provided by measure staff was inferred to be true officers had a responsibility to respond at the time A Target spokesman declined to comment Tuesday Moms want safety for their sons Trice explained he thought he was going to die during the encounter with police I ve been thinking about that all the time And this man has a child Gleason commented of Trice whose -month-old daughter was also at the press conference with him Gleason s first cousin was Philando Castile who was fatally shot in Falcon Heights by a St Anthony police officer in Related Articles Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in northern Minnesota What Minnesota laws and policies changed after George Floyd Here are topics deadliest days on roads kick off Memorial Day weekend Defund the Police five years later What did the movement accomplish Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls absolutely gut-wrenching moment of seeing George Floyd video I don t want my son to feel like he s not safe here explained Gleason s mother Nichole Castile We ve been through this before in our lifetime feeling that way Trice s mother Felicia Smith declared she was born and raised in St Paul and has lived in the same house for years For my kids in my neighborhood to be targeted all the time when this is our Target she commented Target demands to be held accountable just as much as St Paul police need to be held accountable

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