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After Chaos Over Holiday Weekend, Minneapolis Residents Want More To Be Done To Secure Future Events

"It wasn't 10 minutes [of shooting fireworks]," she said. "This went on for over three hours."

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July 7, 2022

After chaotic scenes of violence in Minneapolis for the 4th of July holiday, concerned neighbors are worried about the Aquatennial later this month.

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Jen Bernhardt lives downtown, and she feels the planned Aquatennial event should be safer than Monday night, when she called 911 seven times.

"It wasn't 10 minutes [of shooting fireworks]," she said. "This went on for over three hours."

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