Rioters tore through parts of Minneapolis on August 26, shattering the windows of dozens of businesses and setting fire to at least four more in response to a false rumor that a man who killed himself had been shot by police.

Around 7:40 p.m. that night, tensions escalated in downtown Minneapolis between police and a crowd surrounding the scene where a 38-year-old man fatally shot himself near Nicollet Mall and 8th Street. Some began smashing in windows of nearby storefronts as rioting spread along a half-mile stretch of Nicollet Mall just northeast of Loring Park and nearby West Grant Street.

Brit's Pub, at 11th and Nicollet, was set on fire, as were three other businesses at least a few miles away, including Tires Plus on West Lake Street, China Wok on 27th Avenue, and Walgreens at 43rd and South Chicago Avenue.

The rioting stretched from 5th to 12th streets along Nicollet Mall, and spread as far as a gas station and liquor store near Loring Park. Some businesses, like Target, had planned to reopen as soon as Thursday afternoon.

These new reports of damage come less than three months after more than 1,500 locations were hit in the Twin Cities.

Below is map that shows a partial list of known damage, which will be updated as we learn more.

Accord Medical, 1815 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows

African Market, 1823 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows

Avis and Budget car rentals, 229 S 10th St: Property damage

AT&T, 1433 W Lake St: Smashed window

B Resale, 2613 Nicollet Ave: Property damage

Barrio, 925 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Boolay Nur Restaurant, 1819 Nicollet Ave: Broken doors, windows

Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall: Shattered windows, looting, water damage, fire

Bruegger's Bagels, 2001 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows

Capella Tower, 225 S 6th St: Broken windows

Caribou Coffee/Einstein Bagels, 1100 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows

Caring Medical Distributors, 3 W 15th St:

CenterPoint Energy, 505 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

China Wok, 2800 27th Ave S: Structure fire

Chipotle, 1040 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

CVS, 2001 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows

D'Amico & Sons, 555 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Dahl Medical Supply, 1200 Nicollet Ave #3: Smashed windows

Devil's Advocate, 1070 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, looting

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 2012 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows

Flavor Bee's, 1831 Nicollet Ave: Broken door

Flowers By Miss Bertha, 2100 Nicollet Ave: Property damage

Foot Locker, 23 S 7th St.: Smashed windows, looting

Formerly Rojo Mexican Grill, 921 Nicollet Mall: Broken windows

Franklin-Nicollet Liquor Store, 2012 Nicollet Ave: Broken windows

Greenway Liquors, 105 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting

Haskell's Wine & Spirits, 81 S 9th St #130: Smashed windows

Hen House Eatery, 727 Hennepin Ave: Broken windows, heavy looting

Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Pharmacy, 800 N Washington Ave Ste 190: Smashed window

Holiday, 2124 E Franklin Ave: Smashed window

Hopcat, 435 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Hubert White, 747 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Infinity Smokes, 814 Hennepin Ave: Broken windows, theft

Inglorious (former, for sale), 921 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

JLL Property Management, 50 10th St S: Broken windows

JLL Property Management, 950 Nicollet Mall: Broken windows

JLL Property Management, 330 S 2nd Ave: Broken windows

Kieran's Irish Pub, 830 Hennepin Ave: Broken door, heavy looting and property damage

LaSalle Plaza, 800 LaSalle Ave: Broken windows

Loop Parking Company, 24 8th St S: Broken windows

Lotus Restaurant, 113 W Grant St: Smashed windows

Lunds & Byerlys, 1201 Hennepin Ave S: Broken windows

Lunds & Byerlys Wine & Spirits, 1208 Harmon Pl: Property damage

Medical Arts Building, 74 9th St S: Broken windows

Net Tobacco, 1843 Nicollet Ave: Broken door

Nordstrom Rack, 80 S 8th St Suite 102: Smashed windows

Northstar Center, 608 2nd Ave S: Broken windows

Rainbow Road, 109 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, 920 2nd Ave S Ste 100: Broken door/windows

Saks Off Fifth, 600 Nicollet Mall #100: Graffiti and shattered windows

Speedway, 101 W Grant St: Smashed windows, looting

Starbucks, 33 South 6th St: Smashed windows

Sushi Train, 1200 Nicollet Mall STE C3: Smashed windows

Tangletown Bike Shop, 816 W 50th St: Smashed window

Target, 900 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, looting

Target (Dinkytown), 1329 5th St SE: Minor property damage

Target (Uptown), 1300 W Lake St: Minor property damage

Target HQ, 1000 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows, small basement fire

The City Market, 25 W 15th St.: Smashed windows

The Local, 931 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

The News Room, 990 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

The Saloon, 920 2nd Ave S Ste 100: Broken door/windows

Third Avenue Food Market, 1905 3rd Ave S: Broken windows

Tibet Kitchen, 1833 Nicollet Ave: Smashed windows

Tires Plus, 1103 W Lake St: Structure fire

Tires Plus, 3421 E Lake St: Broken window

UnBank, 110 S 10th St: Broken door/window

Union Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave #1: Smashed windows

Walgreens, 655 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Walgreens, 4323 Chicago Ave: Fire

YWCA - Downtown, 1130 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

Zelo, 831 Nicollet Mall: Smashed windows

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Adam's Market, 142 E 5th St: Smashed doors, looting

CVS, 1040 Grand Ave: Smashed windows, door

Lloyd's Pharmacy, 694 N Snelling Ave: Property damage

Mississippi Market Natural Foods, 1500 W 7th St: Smashed doors, attempted looting

Contributions from Anna Boone, Thomas Oide, Nicole Norfleet, Shannon Prather, Jen Brooks, Mark Vancleave, Andy Mannix, Carlos Gonzales, Raymond Grumney and Eddie Thomas.

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Kim Hyatt reports on North Central Minnesota. She previously covered Hennepin County courts.

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