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Law enforcement officials with Operation Safety Net confirmed that dozens were arrested following a demonstration protesting the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
Authorities said during an early morning press conference that bricks and cans were among the objects thrown at police officers during the third night of protests at the Brooklyn Center Police Department, after a member of their department shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
Col. Matt Langer, with the State Patrol, said upwards of 60 people were arrested in connection with the unrest Tuesday night. The behaviors we continue to see are unacceptable, and we are not going to tolerate them, Langer insisted. We encourage you to be peaceful and come and exercise your first amendment rights, it is not acceptable and will not be tolerated if you choose to come and do criminal activity and destroy property and throw objects and make it unsafe for people to come and exercise your
Downed power lines close I-35W in both directions; vaccinations postponed at Vikings training facility Some Minnesotans were left without power Tuesday night. April 6, 2021 8:35pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Both directions of Interstate 35W are closed in Burnsville because power lines are down across the roadway.
The stretch of road near Burnsville Parkway will be closed for an extended period of time, according to a tweet Tuesday evening from the Minnesota State Patrol.
Crews are working to remove the wires from the interstate.
Storms were moving through the area at the time; it s unclear if that played a role.
No one was hurt.