Minneapolis apartment chaos: Teens smash door, attack tenant and party on rooftop

The Brief

  • Tenants at The Venue on Knox Apartments in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood said teenagers smashed the building’s front door and partied on the rooftop late Saturday night.
  • One tenant said he was attacked by a group of at least 10 teenagers after someone pulled the fire alarm.
  • City Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer said “urban explorers” are “creating havoc” in Uptown.

(FOX 9) Residents in the Uptown neighborhood said they are frustrated and scared after a group of teenagers broke into their apartment building and caused chaos over the weekend.

Tenants describe chaotic scene at Uptown apartment complex

What we know:

Tenants at The Venue on Knox Apartments said a group of teenagers broke through the front door late Saturday night and got inside the building.

“They smashed the front of the building. The entire door was smashed,” said a tenant, who did not want to share his name. “As soon as I saw that was happening, I got out of there.”

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