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A young Black man was shot by police and died in a Minneapolis suburb, heightening tensions midway through the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Protests across the city lasted late into the night on Sunday.
The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop said Monday that he believes the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.
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The family of Daunte Wright, 20, told a crowd that he was shot by police Sunday before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing the vehicle several blocks away. Rocks and other objects were thrown at officers, but the protesters had largely dispersed as of 1.15am Monday (local time), he said. Harrington added that about 20 businesses had been broken into at the city s Shingle Creek shopping centre. He said law enforcement agencies were coordinating to tame the unrest, and the US National Guard was activated. Police didn t immediately identify Wright, or disclose his race, but some protesters who gathered near the scene waved flags and signs reading
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