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Man charged after Minneapolis officer hit by trash can lid during downtown unrest
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A man has been charged after he allegedly threw a 15-pound metal trash can lid at a Minneapolis police officer, striking him in the head during a night of unrest in downtown Minneapolis."That [lid] struck a sergeant in the back of the head, who had no chance of seeing what was coming," said Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder.Brayshaun Lamar Gibson, 28, has been charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, third-degree assault substantial bodily harm, second-degree rioting with a dangerous weapon and third-degree burglary.On Aug. 26, looting broke out throughout downtown Minneapolis as misinformation spread after a homicide suspect died by suicide on Nicollet Mall.