Minneapolis serving subpoenas on journalists in lawsuit over 2020 unrest response

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The city of Minneapolis served subpoenas to local journalists Friday, seeking materials gathered during their coverage of the unrest that followed George Floyd's murder in May 2020.

The subpoenas are part of an ongoing federal civil lawsuit filed by a photojournalist blinded in one eye after being shot with a foam bullet by a police officer during the turmoil. Reporters from the Star Tribune, Minnesota Reformer and Fox 9 were among those who have been served, according to accounts on social media.

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