By MOHAMED IBRAHIM AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Associated Press | Published: April 13, 2021 BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described Sunday s shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as an accidental discharge. The shooting sparked protests and unrest in an area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd s death. Hundreds of protesters faced off against police in Brooklyn Center after nightfall Monday, and hours after a dusk-to-dawn curfew was announced by the governor. When the protesters wouldn t disperse, police began firing gas canisters and flash-bang grenades, sending clouds wafting over the crowd and chasing some protesters away. A long line of police in riot gear, rhythmic
Hundreds of protesters faced off against police in Brooklyn Center after nightfall on Monday, and hours after a dusk-to-dawn curfew was announced by the governor.
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city s chief of police resigned Tuesday.
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