A protester stands on the hood of a police squad car at the scene where Brooklyn Center police killed Daunte Wright hours earlier.
Family of Daunte Wright hold hands while yelling at police. Daunte was shot and killed by the Brooklyn Center police hours earlier. Chris Juhn/MSR News
Daunte Wright’s mother Katie Wright (center) and other Wright family members stand near the scene where Daunte was killed hour earlier on April 11. Chris Juhn/MSR News
The son of Daunte Wright, Daunte Jr,. holds the hand of a protester near the scene where the 1 1/2 year old’s father was killed by police just hours earlier. Chris Juhn/MSR News
Protester stares down a cop at the police line in Brooklyn Center where hours earlier, police killed Daunte Wright.
Protesters sit on the sign for the police station during a protest over the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Chris Juhn/MSR News
A protester attempts to kick the rear panel of a police car as it leaves the crime scene. Brooklyn Center police shot and killed Daunte Wright hours earlier. Chris Juhn/MSR News
Police retreat after clearing the crime scene after Brooklyn Center police shot and killed Daunte Wright. Chris Juhn/MSR News
National Guard members gather in the parking lot as they prepare to take a position after looting broke out all over the city. The looting was initiated after the Brooklyn Center police killing of Daunte Wright.
Police stand guard over a CVS store that was looted as a glass repair man works on fixing the windows. Pharmacies are a popular target during looting because of the drugs behind the counters.
After protesting broke out over the police killing of Daunte Wright by the Brooklyn Center police, stores were looted all over the city and the surrounding area.
After protesting broke out over the police killing of Daunte Wright by the Brooklyn Center police, stores were looted all over the city and the surrounding area.
Police in riot gear toss projectiles and shoot rubber bullets at protesters after they refused to leave the area and started tossing water bottles, rocks, and glass bottles at them. They were protesting the police killing of Daunte Wright by the Brooklyn Center police.
After protesting broke out over the police killing of Daunte Wright by the Brooklyn Center police, stores were looted all over the city and the surrounding area.
Protests and civil unrest erupted following the Brooklyn Center police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was shot by police Sunday afternoon after a traffic stop. The police have said they were attempting to arrest Wright for having outstanding warrants.
After the shooting, a large crowd began to gather near the intersection of 63rd and Lee in Brooklyn Center. Despite pleas by activists on the scene to not allow their anger to detract from the attention needed to get justice for Wright, some young people attempted to smash police cars that were parked behind the police tape. One man was shot with what appeared to be some kind of projectile in either his head or neck and was rushed to the hospital by volunteer medics on the scene.
As the night wore on, there were reports of several stores being looted in Brooklyn Center and a few on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott responded to the police killing in a statement that read: “Our entire community is filled with grief following today’s officer-involved shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old young man.
“Our hearts are with his family, and with all those in our community impacted by this tragedy. While we await additional information from the BCA who is leading the investigation, we continue to ask that members of our community gathering do so peacefully, amid our calls for transparency and accountability.”
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