53 Arrested During Overnight Protests in Minneapolis Area amid Looting, Violence
13 Apr 2021
Riots and looting continued Monday night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and neighboring Minneapolis. Police officers arrested at least 53 people in the two cities.
A standoff between demonstrators seeking to protest the police shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, on Sunday afternoon turned violent as darkness covered the city of Brooklyn Center. Protesters began throwing rocks and fireworks at police officers outside the station long after the 8 p.m. curfew took effect, Breitbart News reported.
As protesters occupied the attention of police at the headquarters building, looters began targeting businesses in both Brooklyn and Minneapolis, the