Video shows Minneapolis police officer refusing to assist alleged assault victim

Video taken Sept. 28, 2026 captures a Minneapolis Police officer getting into his vehicle and driving away as a woman pleads for help after an alleged assault.

Members of the public are outraged as a viral video is making the rounds that appears to show a Minneapolis Police Officer refusing to assist a woman who claimed to have just been assaulted. 

The incident took place this past Monday at the Clark service station and convenience store located at the intersection of Lyndale and 41st Avenues in North Minneapolis. The video does not capture the alleged assault, but it does capture multiple people – including the alleged victim – talking to a uniformed Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer asking for help as the officer appears to dismiss the request for assistance as he gets into his patrol vehicle and drives away. 

In the video a woman is shown talking to the officer telling him she was just assaulted with a chemical irritant. As the woman is talking to the officer he can be heard saying, “I’m not going to stand here and be yelled at.” The officer turned away from the woman, got in his patrol truck and drove off. 

Marvina Haynes, who recorded the incident, said the MPD officer’s apparent refusal to help is an yet another example of authorities devaluing the lives of Black women. She also questioned why the city would authorize more money for officers when they are not doing the job they are already being paid to do. 

“This is insanity that police are asking for $20 million and they can’t even do the job when it’s right in front of them,” said Haynes. 

Haynes said the incident that preceded the video occurred when an employee of the station and the alleged victim got into a verbal disagreement. She said the employee got angered and chased the woman out of the store and once outside sprayed a chemical irritant into the woman’s eyes. It just so happened the MPD officer in question was at a business next door and the woman approached the police officer to alert him to the alleged crime. 

 “(The alleged victim) was scared for her safety and that officer just pulled right off,” said Haynes. 

Power 104.7 reached out to MPD and the department spokesperson said they are aware of the incident. 

“MPD is reviewing the video and the circumstances surrounding the interaction, including the events that occurred before the recording began,” said Sgt. Garrett Parten, MPD public information officer. “Additional context is needed before we can comment on the officer’s actions. The review will help determine whether further action is warranted concerning a potential policy violation.” 

Parten did not share a timetable for which to conclude the investigation.

Haynes said she is working with others to organize a press conference in the coming days to highlight concerns with both the station and the police apparent refusal to offer aid.