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April 12, 2021 09:24 IST
The incident, which sparked protests late into Sunday night, happened with Minneapolis already on edge and midway through the trial of the first of four police officers in George Floyd’s death.
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Officers stand guard outside Brooklyn Center Police Department with trash thrown at them by demonstrators at their feet after police allegedly shot and killed a man, who local media report is identified by the victim s mother as Daunte Wright, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S. on April 11, 2021.
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The incident, which sparked protests late into Sunday night, happened with Minneapolis already on edge and midway through the trial of the first of four police officers in George Floyd’s death.
Black man shot by Minnesota police officer in traffic stop crashes, dies
Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minnesota city where the family of a 20-year-old Black man says he was shot by police before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing several blocks away. Daunte Wright s family said he was later pronounced dead.
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Posted: Apr 12, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 12
People run as police attempt to disperse a crowd at the Brooklyn Center Police Department late Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The family of Daunte Wright, 20, told the crowd that he was shot by police Sunday before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing the vehicle several blocks away. The family said Wright was later pronounced dead. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/The Associated Press)