August 2019, the security camera shows a typical sidewalk in downtown Minneapolis. A few men approach a guy in a white T-shirt who’s looking at his phone. They seem to be chatting him up, occasionally gesturing. Then a few other men join in, forming a rough circle around him.
A man puts his arm around T-shirt guy’s shoulder, pulls him close, almost friendly. T-shirt guy tries to make a break and cross the street. That’s when things get bad.