The Northeast Minneapolis No Kings protest planned for Saturday has been cancelled amid a shelter-in-place alert.

A "No Kings" march scheduled for Saturday afternoon in northeast Minneapolis has been canceled after the shocking "targeted" shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses by a man impersonating a police officer,

Thousands gathered at the State Capitol on Saturday following the news that a gunman targeted two Minnesota lawmakers.

The State Patrol asked that people stay away from the rallies “out of an abundance of caution,” but thousands still turned out in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester.

Those millions included an estimated 200,000 people in Los Angeles, 100,000 in Philadelphia, 70,000 in Seattle and over 50,000 in New York.

Tim Walz urged avoiding ‘No Kings’ protests after flyers were found in the suspect’s car. Rallies in Anoka and NE Minneapolis were canceled.

Organizers had said that they hoped the rallies in more than 2,000 cities — dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” — would be peaceful and free of confrontation. Yet the day was marred by the news of deadly violence overnight in Minneapolis,

The interstate closure won’t be the only event disrupting weekend traffic. There are “No Kings” protests planned across the country against the Trump administration, including an 11 a.m. rally at St.