Minnesota bracing for more terrorism, curfew posted, Natl Guard deployed.
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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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Minneapolis officials give update after deadly 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."
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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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.
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."
Operation Safety Net leaders are expected to hold a separate press conference to provide another public safety update around 2 p.m. CT.
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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.
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Whole quote from Walz on potential unrest: “For those who choose to go out and, as Mayor Carter said, 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. 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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Speaking to those who plan to commit crime and destruction: "Don't you dare step into our space where we're trying to enact change through our system."
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Gov. Walz extends curfew throughout Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties, same time parameters as Minneapolis and St. Paul
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter joins Frey in declaring a state of emergency, calling for a 7 p.m. - 6 a.m. curfew for his city.
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"For our Black communities in particular, I know the effects of the last 12 months have been just a torrential flood gate of all of the pain that has been felt" over the hundreds over years," Frey says. "This anguish that we're all suffering cannot translate into violence ... destroying livelihoods destroying locally owned businesses that our communities have poured their hearts and soul into for decades. And the unraveling of the sacrifices that people have made for o long, that cannot, that will not be tolerated. We must see peace tonight."
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Frey has declared a state of emergency in Minneapolis and a curfew in the city from 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. CT tomorrow.
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In am emphatic speech, Walz demands the legislature holds hearings to begin the process of change
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"It goes without saying that it's devastated and heartbreaking that we're here once again to address the death of a young Black man with an interaction with police," Walz says. "As the world is watching during the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd emotions and trauma are high in our state
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is addressing Brooklyn Center police shooting. He is joined by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, among several other local and law enforcement officials.
News Conference: April 12, 2021 -- Briefing Update #2 (2:00 p.m.)
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FROM EARLIER: Ted Williams, a former Washington D.C. police detective, says new police-involved shooting 'is the last thing Minnesota needs' amid murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin.
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Officer-involved shooting in Minnesota 'tragedy of epic proportion': Former detective
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Police have released the body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
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In the meantime, Biden said, there is "no justification for looting. No justification for violence."
"The fact is, we know the anger, pain and trauma in Black community is real and consequential, but [it] doesn't justify violence and looting."
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Speaking just minutes ago, President Biden said he has spoken with authorities there but has not yet contacted Wright's family.
He called Wright's death a "tragic thing," and said he did watch the police body camera footage.
Biden added: "We've got to wait and see what the investigation shows ... "The question is, was it an accident, intentional? That remains to be determined by a full-blown investigation.
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Daunte Wright's family has retained prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and co-counsel Jeff Storms, according to a press release from Crump's office.
In a statement provided by his office, Crump said: "Daunte Wright is yet another young Black man killed at the hands of those who have sworn to protect and serve all of us - not just the whitest among us. As Minneapolis and the rest of the country continue to deal with the tragic killing of George Floyd, now we must also mourn the loss of this young man and father. This level of lethal force was entirely preventable and inhumane. What will it take for law enforcement to stop killing people of color? The growing number of Black men and women who have been killed or harmed by police is far too hefty a price for the equality we are seeking. We join Daunte’s family in demanding justice for him, and holding those responsible for his death accountable.”
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Minnesota officer meant to fire Taser, not handgun, in deadly Daunte Wright shooting, police chief says
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