Bodycam video of black man resisting arrest, refuising to comply. getting shot.
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More than 1,000 National Guards-members expected throughout the state. A curfew is in effect for Minneapolis, St. Paul and other parts of the state
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Minnesota police release bodycam video in fatal Daunte Wright shooting
A police chief in Brooklyn Center outside of Minneapolis released the body camera footage Monday showing the officer-involving shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, categorizing the event as an "accidental discharge."
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said he believed the so far unidentified officer intended to reach for a Taser but mistakenly grabbed her service weapon and deployed a single bullet.
Both the chief and Mayor Mike Elliott declined to release the officer's name at this time but said the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension should be releasing information about all involved parties soon.
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At least 500 Minnesota National Guard personnel are activated across the Twin Cities Monday in support of Operation Safety Net during the trial for former Minneapolis office Derek Chauvin – a number that’s expected to increase amid unrest since Wright's death. The Minneapolis area erupted in looting and riots late Sunday after a female officer fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop just 10 miles from where Chauvin had Floyd pinned to the pavement last May.
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National Guard officials said they expect more than 1,000 guards-members deployed across the state by the end of Monday.
Mayors from St. Paul and Minneapolis declared states of emergency and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. CT curfews in their respective cities. Gov. Tim Walz has also announced a curfew for the same time parameters throughout Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties.
Speaking to reporters Monday afternoon, Walz was emphatic not only about the need for change but in his warning that violent or destructive protesters would be held accountable.
"For those who choose to go out and ... to exploit these tragedies for destruction or personal gain, you can rest assured that the largest police presence in Minnesota history and coordination will be prepared," Walz said. "You will be arrested. You will be charged. And there will be consequence for those actions. It’s not debatable, you’re not making the case. You’re hurting the case. You’re undermining the grief, and you hear it from families time and time again. Don't you dare step into our space where we're trying to enact change through our system."
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Operation Safety Net was already expected to enter Phase 3 ahead of closing statements and jury deliberation in the Chauvin trial.
That plan was expedicted by the civil unrest following Daunte Wright's fatal shooting by police.
In a statement released Sunday, Brooklyn Center Police said that officers had stopped an individual shortly before 2 p.m. After determining the driver had an outstanding warrant, police tried to arrest him. But the driver reentered the vehicle and drove away, police said.
An officer fired at the vehicle, striking the driver. Police said the vehicle traveled several blocks before crashing into another vehicle. A female passenger sustained nonlife-threatening injuries.
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Gannon also detailed how officers outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department headquarters were pelted with frozen soda cans and cement blocks. One Hennepin County sheriff's deputy was struck in the head and went to the hospital. The chief said he made the call to cut lights in the building to prevent officers confronted by demonstrators from being backlit and becoming targets.
Tensions are already high in the region as the trial for Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer charged in Floyd’s death, continues into its third week. Judge Peter Cahill on Monday denied the defense's motion to sequester the jury amid the civil unrest across Hennepin County following Wright's death because it's a separate case. He said the jury in Chauvin's trial won't be sequestered until at least next week when closing statements are expected.
Brooklyn Center Community Schools were closed for in-person instruction and shifted to virtual learning Monday, as Superintendent Carly Baker recognized "our community experienced trauma and we need the time and space to process."
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In response to an inquiry by FOX Business following the news that the Brooklyn Center police officer might have mistaken her service weapon for her Taser, AXON, the maker of Taser provided the following statement:
"The tragic death of Daunte Wright is still being investigated; as such, we cannot comment on the specifics of the incident. However, we understand this incident may have involved the accidental use of a firearm rather than a TASER® energy weapon, which we can generally address ...
"Although very rare, there have been isolated incidents of an officer accidentally using their firearm instead of their TASER energy weapon. Over the years Axon has implemented numerous features and training recommendations to reduce the possibility of these incidents occurring ...
"Axon also specifically warns of the possibility of weapon confusion and provides training recommendations to mitigate against it. Based on recommendations by use of force experts, Axon recommends that a TASER energy weapon be placed on an officer’s non-dominant side, and firearm on the dominant side. This, coupled with energy weapon training that incorporates muscle memory drills and scenario based training, helps an officer react on instinct to know which weapon the officer is selecting."
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The press conference ends with Harrington saying: "I am optimistic that with the officers we have present and the calls for peace that we are making, that even if we do have protests tonight that they will be lawful and that they will be peaceful. That's my hope."
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Minnesota National Guard expects to have more than 1,000 guards-members on the ground by the end of the day, Manke said
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UPDATE: Minnesota sports teams postpone games in light of Daunte Wright shooting
The Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Minnesota Wild announced that they postponed their Monday games following the officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis.
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Hennepin County Sheriff Hutchinson said the Derek Chauvin trial is proceeding.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo is now speaking. He says MPD arrested 25 to 30 people Sunday night.
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"We want to keep our city safe, we want to keep our community safe." Says people out after curfew will be held accountable.
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When asked about last night’s response by Brooklyn Center police to protests in the area, Harrington said: “West Metro command team mobilized to stop damage to property, windows being broken and rocks being thrown at officers. They used chemical munitions as I understand it to try and move the crowd back farther away so that the officers would take less rocks and less projectiles and there would be less damage to the building.
“In an ideal world, we would have loved to have had a conversation with the organizers beforehand to talk about, where could they protest and where should they be and how can we facilitate their anguish and their grief being expressed. That protest came upon us, frankly, by surprise …. We were expecting the group that had protested at the crime scene to continue to protest, but the size of the group and the intent of the group took, I think, the command staff … by surprise and that triggered the response that you saw."
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Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington is speaking now.
