Daunte Wright was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop around 2pm today. Im here at the scene, where several dozen people are chanting and holding space at the police line
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A small number of people smashed in the windows of two squad cars. One man appears to have been hit with a police munition, unclear what
Wright’s mother got onto the loudspeaker and asked demonstrators to remain peaceful
People are continuing to hold space, peaceful now
One of Wright’s friends sits in the street, appearing to be in shock, comforted by friends and demonstrators as he has trouble standing back up
Police leave the scene as protest marshals urge demonstrators not to follow them
People continue to hold space at 63rd Ave and Lee Ave, circled around candles and a chalk memorial, with one man lying on the ground as a die-in
Looks like we’re marching to the Brooklyn center police dept
It’s tense at Brooklyn Center Police Dept. Several rounds of flash bangs and tear gas, from what I can tell
More teargas rounds, crowd has not thinned much
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