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VIDEO THREAD: Protesters were confronted for a fourth night by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota following the police shooting of Daunte Wright.
Officers were separated by fence from the protesters, and fired rubber bullets, string balls, and pepper spray through it.
Officers were separated by fence from the protesters, and fired rubber bullets, string balls, and pepper spray through it.
The evening began with protesters crowded around Brooklyn Center Police Department.
The situation declined as the evening approached a 10 pm curfew imposed in the city.
The footage in this thread is shot by @chrisjuhnphoto for @N2Sreports.
The situation declined as the evening approached a 10 pm curfew imposed in the city.
The footage in this thread is shot by @chrisjuhnphoto for @N2Sreports.
Protesters assembled in an umbrella shield formation to block less lethal munitions.
Police largely focused their fire on that formation, which appeared to be about 25 feet back from the fence officers were behind.
Police largely focused their fire on that formation, which appeared to be about 25 feet back from the fence officers were behind.
Police declare unlawful assembly, the crowd is not moving #BrooklynCenter #DaunteWright
National Guard and Police use pepper spray balls trying to disperse the crowd. They shield themselves with umbrellas #BrooklynCenterMN #DaunteWright
“Move back, move back”
National Guard and Police begin to move in for arrests
#BrooklynCenter #DaunteWright
National Guard and Police begin to move in for arrests
#BrooklynCenter #DaunteWright
THREAD: Last night, protesters gathered outside Brooklyn Center PD to demand action in the death of #DaunteWright.
The situation was peaceful until curfew, when police began pushing protesters back.
All video in thread by @chrisjuhnphoto for @N2Sreports.
The situation was peaceful until curfew, when police began pushing protesters back.
All video in thread by @chrisjuhnphoto for @N2Sreports.
Toward the beginning of curfew, police fired rubber bullets through a fence at the crowd.
If you watch this clip closely, you'll hear that a woman yells in pain when an officer discharges the weapon through the fence.
If you watch this clip closely, you'll hear that a woman yells in pain when an officer discharges the weapon through the fence.
"I'm really sick of just the police occupation in general, harassing Black people, white people, everybody," said one activist carrying an upside down American flag.
He says that as a white man, he doesn't have to worry about being shot over expired tags.
He says that as a white man, he doesn't have to worry about being shot over expired tags.
