Minneapolis police begin arresting demonstrators for curfew violations

A group of protesters who remained out after the 8pm curfew has been arrested, the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed on Twitter. 

The protesters on Washington Avenue were surrounded by police and "arrests are being made", the MPD said. "Curfew violation is a misdemeanor." 

"Hundreds" of people arrived to the Washington Avenue bridge in Minneapolis about 20 minutes after the curfew began, according to a local journalist.