Judge denies defense request to sequester jury in Derek Chauvin trial over new civil unrest
msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Police fatally shoot man in suburban Minneapolis traffic stop, sparking unrest
newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Nation, check out our latest issue.
Subscribe to
Support Progressive Journalism
The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter.
Sign up for our Wine Club today.
Did you know you can support
The Nation by drinking wine?
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The spark comes just before the boom. Every time the cops throw a flashbang grenade, protesters sprint and cry out. They take cover and protect one another while retreating in tiny increments across the street.
On Sunday afternoon, police in Brooklyn Center a suburb 15 minutes north of downtown Minneapolis killed a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Protesters initially gathered in the neighborhood where he was killed before blocking off the intersection outside the Brooklyn Center police station two miles away.
Gannon said at a news conference that the officer made a mistake, and he released body camera footage from the officer who fired. The footage showed three officers around a stopped car. When one of the officers attempts to handcuff Wright, a struggle ensues and Wright can be seen re-entering the driver side of the car. The officer is heard shouting “Taser!” several times before firing her weapon. It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet, Gannon said Monday. This was an accidental discharge that resulted in a tragic death of Mr. Wright.