Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)

Minneapolis riots umbrella man.

An anonymous "umbrella man" smashed windows during the riots following the death of George Floyd.

Umbrella Man identity not known

Please - Tamp down rumors and speculations about the identity of Umbrella Man.

DO NOT repeat the allegation that Umbrella Man is a police office.

• Saint Paul PD has denied the allegation
• It is not possible to determine Umbrella Man's identity from the videos I have watched.
• Very likely the perpetrators staged the scene to create a false "It's a cop" narrative.

Private speculation is okay, of course. But keep it offline, quiet conversations on the side, not social media posts.

Investigate like a detective, with all your suspicions alert.

Speak like a prosecuting attorney, aggressive as possible but never beyond the evidence.

Summary

Umbrella Man is a masked operative of unknown identity and motive who carefully committed a planned act of property damage during a riot. He wear a full-face gas mask, and carries a black umbrella which he uses to conceal his face.

A video of the AutoZone windows attack shows the event clearly. Umbrella Man breaks a series of windows in a crisp, efficient attack. There are shouts of "Are you a cop?" Umbrella man then swiftly leaves.

Umbrella Man works with an accomplice ("Pizza Dude", "Pink Shirt Dude"). In the attack video, Pizza Dude appears to confront Umbrella Man. But in another video, Umbrella Man and Pizza Dude walk side-by-side, looking very much like a team, a pair.

Videos

To_Do: transcripts, commentary

• AutoZone window attack @ YouTube
• Umbrella Man and Pizza Guy walking like accomplices @ YouTube

Social media:

• Karl Jones Facebook post
• Camille Gage Facebook post

More links - TO_DO: review, annotate:

• https://www.bitchute.com/video/pLKVELDofyDj/
• https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/pink-shirt-speaks-out-umbrella-man-minneapolis/
• https://twitter.com/mattdelong/status/1270053325707378689 - Jan. 8, SPPD says video places Pederson elsewhere

Analysis

Whoever umbrella man is, he is a methodical operator, swift yet unhurried, smartly breaking a series of windows.

He wears a full-face gas mask and is careful to use an umbrella to shield his face.

Umbrella man then makes a swift smooth exit.

Umbrella man is athletic, he works out, his motion shows strength and confidence, he moves like a dancer, like close-quarters combat training.

This is not some child playing at violence, not some citizen overcome by riot fever. This is a planned act by a skilled operator.

The Tweet alleges that umbrella man is a Saint Paul Police officer. Saint Paul Police issued a statement denying the allegation.

Motives? We can only speculate, but provocateur seems the obvious motive.

What else could it be: a grudge against that particular property, some private vengeance? I think not.

This is a planned militant act by one or more agents for purposes disruption, discrediting, distraction, etc.

We have no evidence who these people are (I'm reasonably sure there will be several agents, a team).

But we do know what they are: disciplined agents of social chaos.