The owner of a Minneapolis auto repair shop said was he was violently attacked last month near a barricaded "autonomous zone" that has impeded authorities from responding to emergencies. The Minneapolis Police Department said it took 14 minutes to respond to the assault with an EMS crew, KSTP-TV reported. Marcia Howard, who works with a citizens’ group to help keep order in the autonomous zone, told the station the report is misleading. Police spokesman John Elder told Fox News there is no autonomous zone but that crowds do interrupt police and medical responders. "This autonomous zone talk is ridiculous.

Source: Fox News September 18, 2020 20:48 UTC