Protest after chief says officer meant to use Taser, not gun
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MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press
April 12, 2021
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1of23A demonstrator heckles authorities who advanced into a gas station after issuing orders for crowds to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of23A demonstrator is arrested by police for violating curfew and an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
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Washington County to decide charges against officer who killed Daunte Wright
Hennepin County Mike Freeman sent the case to Washington County per a new practice among metro area county attorneys.
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Brooklyn Center Police Department
The Washington County Attorney s Office will handle the charging decision in connection to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center on Sunday, April 11.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman in a statement Monday said five metro-area counties adopted a new practice last year for police use of force cases to avoid the appearance of mishandling of a case.
The new practice has the county attorney in the jurisdiction where the incident happened refer the case to one of the other county attorneys or the state attorney general.
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
Associated Press
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) â The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken criminal justice system.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting in his city âdeeply tragicâ and said the officer should be fired. Elliott, the city s first Black mayor, announced Monday night that the City Council had fired the city manager and voted to give the mayor s office âcommand authorityâ over the police force.
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