About 100 arrested as protesters shut down I-94 in St. Paul. Those apprehended were among hundreds who blocked I-94 for hours Saturday night and into Sunday.

The Star Tribune reports:

About 100 people protesting late Saturday and early Sunday in response to the police killing of Philando Castile were arrested, either during a human blockade of Interstate 94 in St. Paul or during a follow-up gathering elsewhere in the city, authorities said.

Roughly 50 of the arrests came during the “freeway riot,” which began early Saturday evening and continued until police began taking people into custody shortly after 1 a.m., allowing the interstate to be reopened, said police spokesman Steve Linders.


“At least five” St. Paul police officers were injured during the mayhem, primarily from demonstrators “throwing rocks, bottles, fireworks and bricks,” Linders said. The injuries were not considered serious, he added.

As police advanced on I-94 near Lexington Avenue, some of the protesters retreated up an adjacent hill and left the freeway. Several hundred people began to march back to the governor’s residence, where demonstrators have kept a constant presence since shortly after Castile’s death.

Another 50 arrests were made away from the interstate in connection with the uprising following the death of Castile, who was shot by a St. Anthony police officer who stopped the St. Paul man as he drove Wednesday.

Trouble in Blue America.