Rioting and Looting in Suburban Minneapolis After Young Black Man Shot and Killed by Police


On Sunday afternoon, police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a suburb of metropolitan Minneapolis, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright after conducting a traffic stop which was reportedly made because he had items hanging from his vehicle’s rear-view mirror. The Brooklyn Center Police Department issued a statement later in the day reporting that while Duante was stopped, it was determined that he had an outstanding arrest warrant. As officers attempted to place Duante under arrest, he was able to re-enter his vehicle and drive away. One officer fired his service weapon at the vehicle as it departed, striking Duante. He lost control of the vehicle some distance away, and he died at that location.-- More...

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