I'm out here in Brooklyn Center w my colleagues, trying to learn the facts of a man who was shot and killed by police here tonight. I'll tweet updates from scene, but follow startribune.com for the latest story.
The man's name is Daunte Wright, 20 yrs old, and a couple hundred people are gathered, chanting peacefully as of now.
The scene rn
Folks now marching to Brooklyn Center police station
We are on a suburban street w quite a few oncoming cars, but members of crowd are directing traffic away
Going thru busy intersection, but ppl using cars w flashers to warn oncoming traffic
Group I'm following is getting close to police station
That gas is potent. That cloud is comimg from the police station
Arrived to a cloud of riot gas sending ppl retreating
Reminder that I'm only tweeting what's right in front of me and as it happens. Read our story for full coverage: Brooklyn Center police fatally shoot man, 20, inflaming tensions during the Derek Chauvin trial. strib.mn/3ddTYZH
Not sure how many of these tweets are sending but scene is: a lot of police standing off w a lot of protesters. Riot gas, flash bangs. Ppl standing ground.
Reminder that I'm tweeting what's in front of me as it happens. Chek our story for comprehensive coverage strib.mn/3ddTYZH
Lots of tear gas deployed just now. Ppl scattering, pouring water in each other's eyes
Police declaring unlawful assembly. Saying that includes media
Another adult sized dose of gas. We are getting outta here
National guard has arrived
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