Minnesota Fusion Center//Unclassified//FOUO//Minnesota Statute § MN Security Information Declaration dated January . (U) Counterterrorism Mission Center (U//FOUO) COVID- Stay-at-Home Orders and Social Distancing Requirements Sparking Some Violence in the United States U FOUO Scope This Intelligence Note (IN) is intended to inform DHS leadership and federal state local tribal and territorial government counterterrorism law enforcement officials and private sector securit partners about the threat of violence amid sta -at-home orders and social distancing measures in the United States during the COVID- pandemic The information in this IN is current as of Ma (U//FOUO) Prepared by the DHS Intelligence Enterprise (DHS IE) Counterterrorism Mission Center (CTMC). Coordinated with DHS IE Current and Emerging Threats Center (CETC), DHS IE Field Operations Division (FOD), DHS IE Counterintelligence Mission Center (CIMC), FBI, NCTC, CBP, CISA, CWMD, ICE, and USCG. U FOUO A variet of illicit actors are responding violentl to sta -at-home orders and social distancing measures in place due to COVID- and we assess both public and private authorit figures and essential workers are at highest risk of being targeted particularl as the pandemic persists Even as parts of the countr begin lifting some of these measures some illicit actors probabl will view an continued state-mandated orders as government overreach and anticipated safet guidelines and policies specificall the use of face masks probabl also will serve as a driving factor behind continued violent incidents related to the pandemic U As of earl Ma there have been multiple incidents across the United States of individuals engaging in assaults on law enforcement a park ranger and essential business emplo ees in response to requests to wear face masks and to abide b social distancing policies according to a review of press reporting On Ma a customer shot and killed a retail store securit guard after the guard informed the customer that face masks were required to enter the store according to press reporting U Also on Ma individuals in Oklahoma threatened ph sical violence against owners and emplo ees of businesses after the area amended its emergenc declaration requiring customers to wear face masks while inside stores and restaurants according to press reporting In response to the threats the requirement was changed requiring onl emplo ees to wear face masks and “strongl recommending” the same for customers U FOUO On Ma a Colorado-based individual was arrested after coming to the attention of law enforcement for statements on social media encouraging individuals to illegall open-carr firearms at a planned “anti-shutdown protest” at the Colorado capitol building Upon his arrest law enforcement officials discovered pipe bombs and additional bomb component materials according to court documents In response to the arrest members of an online white supremacist e tremist WSE and press reporting group discussed targeting law enforcement and later do ed the Sherriff’s home address a U FOUO On April an individual who previousl had led an armed takeover of a federal facilit in response to government land management policies published the address of a local Idaho police officer to his supporters and then led a large group in protest outside the officer’s home His actions were in response to the arrests of an individual earlier that da who was in violation of the state’s policies to slow the spread of COVID- according to press reporting a U Please see “DHS Definitions” bo at the end of the document Continued next page Minnesota Fusion Center//Unclassified//FOUO//Minnesota Statute § MN Security Information Declaration dated January U//FOUO Concerns Over Possible Second-Wave of COVID- . Cases Could Increase Potential for Violence (U) Public health officials are warning of a possible second-wave of COVID-1 in late 2020, which would likely result in at least some states re-implementing stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus, according to press reporting.1 Should this occur, we would expect a repeat of current responses, including additional incidents of hostility against these restrictions, some of which could result in violence targeting law enforcement or other individuals attempting to enforce the stay-at-home orders. U DHS Definitions (U//FOUO) DHS defines white supremacist extremists (WSE) as groups or individuals who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful violence directed at the federal government, ethnic minorities, or Jewish persons in support of their belief that Caucasians are intellectually and morally superior to other races and their perception that the government is controlled by Jewish persons. U CNN “Customer shot McDonald’s emplo ees after being told to leave due to coronavirus restrictions”; DOI Ma https www cnn com us mcdonaldsemplo ees-shot-coronavirus inde html Date Accessed Ma Source US Local News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Click On Detroit News “Macomb Count woman attacks worker spits on police after being asked to wear mask officials sa ”; DOI Ma news local macomb-count -woman-attacks-worker-spits-onpolice-after-being-asked-to-wear-mask-officials-sa Date Accessed Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED https Ma www clickondetroit com Source US Local News Media U WBTV “Te as park ranger pushed into lake while telling group to social distance”; DOI Ma https www wbtv com te as-park-ranger-pushed-into-lake-whiletelling-group-social-distance Date Accessed Ma Source US Local News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Herald Review “Face mask dispute escalates into violence at Decatur gas station police sa ”; DOI Ma dispute-escalates-into-violence-at-decatur-gas-station-policesa article f b b c-ef - a - a beb source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED https herald-review com news local crime-and-courts face-maske html Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall U Herald Review “Prit ker e tends ‘modified’ sta -at-home order watch press conference here”; DOI April https herald-review com news state-and-regional prit kere tends-modified-sta -at-home-order-watch-press-conferencehere article d c ada -abad- ca -a -e dd ad a html Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Detroit Free Press “Man wipes face on Michigan store clerk now considered assault suspect”; DOI Ma https www freep com stor news local michigan dollar-tree-customer-wipes-face-store-clerkholl Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U The Washington Post “Three people charged in killing of Famil Dollar securit guard over mask polic ”; DOI Ma securit -guards-death-might-have-been-because-he-wouldnt-let-womanstore-without-mask Date Accessed Ma UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED https www washingtonpost com nation Source US News Media Overall source information is U NBC News “An Oklahoma cit ends face mask rule for shoppers after store emplo ees are threatened”; DOI Ma https www nbcnews com news us-news oklahoma-cit ends-face-mask-rule-shoppers-after-store-emplo ees-n Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Washington Post “Oklahoma cit backs off mask mandate after threats as officials struggle to enforce public health rules”; DOI Ma https www washingtonpost com nation stillwater-oklahoma-mask-order Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U ABC News “Colorado man planning armed protest against state’s coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs”; DOI Ma https abcnews go com US colorado-manplanning-armed-protest-states-coronavirusrestrictions stor id Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Giffords Law Center “Location Restrictions State b State”; DOI November https lawcenter giffords org gunlaws state-law -state-summaries location-restrictions-state -b -state Date Accessed Ma Source US polic organi ation for gun violence prevention Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U Department of Justice Criminal Complaint “United States vs Bradle Bunn” Case No UNCLASSIFIED E tracted source information is UNCLASSIFIED -mj- -NYW Source US Department of Justice Overall source information is U CNN “Colorado man who discussed attending coronavirus protest at state capitol charged with possession of pipe bombs”; DOI Ma https www cnn com colorado-pipe-bombs-coronavirus-protest inde html Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED us U FOUO DHS OSIR“White Supremacist E tremist instant messaging Channel incites followers to shoot Law Enforcement Officers conducting raids in Colorado”; DOI Ma Source An instant messaging user This is a new source whose information has not been validated Overall source classification is UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U FOUO DHS OSIR“Image board user posts a threat to a Colorado-based law enforcement official and their famil ”; DOI MAY Date Accessed MAY Source An anon mous image board user Overall source classification is UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U The Huffington Post “Ammon Bund Leads Protest at Home of Idaho Cop Who Arrested Anti-Va er”; DOI April https www huffpost com entr ammon-bund -protestidaho-anti-va er n ea b d c b cfbfc Date Accessed Ma Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED U CBS News “Second wave of coronavirus is ‘ver likel ’ doctor warns”; DOI Ma https www cbsnews com news second-wave-coronavirus-likel Source US News Media Overall source information is UNCLASSIFIED E tracted information is UNCLASSIFIED Date Accessed Ma