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Daunte Wright death: Protests over police shooting of black man near Minneapolis
The man has been named by family as 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
He was stopped by police on Sunday - about 10 miles from where
George Floyd died during an arrest in Minneapolis last year - then got back into his car and drove away before it crashed.
He died at the scene.
Tear gas was used and rubber bullets fired by officers in riot gear to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department building on Sunday night, and a curfew imposed by Brooklyn Center mayor Mike Elliott until 6am on Monday morning after declaring a local emergency.
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The Minnesota National Guard has been deployed to Brooklyn Center after dozens of people gathered following the death of a man in an officer-involved shooting and car crash on Sunday afternoon.
According to a statement from Brooklyn Center Police, officers stopped an individual shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday after determining the driver had an outstanding warrant. Police said when they tried to arrest the driver, the driver reentered the vehicle and drove away. An officer fired at the vehicle, striking the driver. Police said the vehicle traveled several blocks before striking another vehicle.
Police did not identify the driver who was shot but said the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the person’s name following a preliminary autopsy and family notification. A female passenger sustained non-life threatening injuries during the crash.