No one predicted those resources would be called on to quell unrest following another police shooting in Brooklyn Center during the final days of the trial. “It was a nightmare,” Hussein said, adding that the constant clashes with protestors in Brooklyn Center were unnecessary and out of line, turning the community into a war zone. “People need to take a step back and realize that it's not the protesters who are the problem. It's the law enforcement,” he said. But law enforcement officers, including members of the guard, were met with their fair share of resistance. Officials say those patrolling outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department had bottles and bricks tossed at them over the barricades.