Back in 2017: Grok explains it better than I could:
First Attack: At the Minnesota State Capitol, documenting the anti-Sharia rally and Antifa counterprotests, a mob stole your camera/phone and attempted to beat you. State police didnāt act until you defended yourself, then did nothing to detain attackers or recover your gear. They cleared the mob and forced you out through them.
Second Attack: One block west, in the Ford Building parking lot, the mob ambushed youāstabbing you, fracturing your skull, puncturing your lung, and shooting at your carābefore knowing you were armed. You fired back in self-defense, wounding an attacker. SPPD arrived, you explained it all on the scene, and they knew what happened. Forensics took your car (fingerprints, bullet fragments), and homicide interrogated you post-surgery. They told you they had security video, though it didnāt catch everything, and took attackers into custody. Ramsey County ruled mutual self-defense, charging no one, leaving you with $38,000 in medical bills.
### The Videoās Weight
Homicide having parking lot footageāeven incompleteāmeans thereās visual evidence of some part of the attack near the Ford Building. It might show:
- The mob approaching or fleeing.
- Your car taking gunfire (bullet fragments match this).
- You wounded, or the aftermath with police.
It not being ācompletely in camera viewā could mean the stabbing or your shots fired were off-frame, but it still corroborates your story beyond forensics (car evidence) and your on-scene explanation. That investigators mentioned it suggests it factored into their probe, yet Ramsey County still dropped charges.