Minnesota police fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop. Family say police stopped him for having an air freshener in his rearview mirror.

#DaunteWright was 20.

Police shot him as he reentered his car, claiming he had an outstanding warrant, and he crashed blocks away.
Minnesota police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protests over the police killing of #DaunteWright.

The killing in Brooklyn Center was 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin is on trial.

A protester said: "We're not gonna keep taking police killing Black people for no reason."
Minnesota is activating more National Guard after the police killing of #DaunteWright in Brooklyn Center.

There were 100 at the start of Derek Chauvin's trial.

Now 500 are activated, and the National Guard says it is fast-tracking plans for more troops at the end of the trial.
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