Black Lives Matter protesters were caught on video badgering a woman who was the victim of a gunman shooting into her Minneapolis home, where her two children were inside, resulting in a six-hour standoff with city police officers. Despite police attempts to deescalate the situation, officers shot the gunman.
The protesters were rallying in honor of Tekle Sundberg, a black male, because they accused Minneapolis police of escalating the incident while he was suffering from a mental health episode. Police did attempt to establish contact with Sundberg, along with allowing his parents to try to contact him.
Arabella Yarbrough admonished the protesters because she said Sundberg was trying to kill her and her black children.
"You guys are celebrating his life!" Yarbrough yelled at the crowd. "Let it go! Grief in silence! This is not ok! This is not a George Floyd situation!"
Yarbrough added her children now have trauma and said that the bullet holes Sundberg made are still in her home. After she shared that detail, one protester said, "Not in you though!"
"You're alive! Shut up!" one protester replied. "You're alive!"
Another protester lamented Yarbrough screaming at them for honoring the gunman is what is going to make the news.
"You're f**king alive!" people continued to shout at Yarbrough.
Things boiled over during Saturday’s rally and march for Tekle Sundberg, when the 24 year old woman who says he was shooting into her apt. showed up voicing her frustration with those gathering in front of her building on Sundberg’s behalf. @kare11 * video contains profanity * pic.twitter.com/qdi1vbgO7k
— Deevon Rahming (@DeevonRahming) July 16, 2022
Arabella Yarbrough says she thought she and her 2 kids were going to die Wed. night, after she says Tekle Sundberg fired these shots through her apt. She says she called police. Sundberg was shot and killed by MPD ending a 6hr standoff. More on this, tonight at 10. @kare11 pic.twitter.com/4x0ITgBkoZ
— Deevon Rahming (@DeevonRahming) July 17, 2022
A GoFundMe was set up for Yarbrough as, according to the page when it was created, she was unable to gather her things since her home is now a crime scene. A GoFundMe was also created for Sundberg's family.