CNN‘s Omar Jimenez was handcuffed and arrested while reporting at the site of ongoing protests in Minneapolis early Friday morning.
In the footage, shared by CNN, police did not offer a reason as to why the reporter was taken away in handcuffs. Jimenez’s broadcast crew — producer Bill Kirkos, and photojournalist Leonel Mendez — were also handcuffed and taken into police custody. 1.
What happened? — Jimenez was on-location in Minneapolis covering the ongoing protests calling for justice in the death of George Floyd, 46.
CNN said that Jimenez and team identified themselves as reporters and said they’d comply with where the police wanted them to broadcast.
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