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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Signal was very jammed last night, presumably w/ so many live streams, so here's a brief dump of videos from the protests outside Brooklyn Center police station that didn't send:
Later in the standoff, as police moved into arrest curfew violators. Ppl were throwing water bottles in response to police shooting flash bangs and pepper bombs
The sheer amount of gas was overwhelming. I had a gas mask, but it must not have sealed completely, and I can still it on my face this morning. Some ppl were really taken out by the chemicals, wheezing and falling over screaming
Back at the police station, where Brooklyn Center police will be holding a press conference shortly. Police are erecting a concrete barrier, a crowd is gathered and a man is yelling at police lines through megaphone.
Police are being very cautious, taking pictures of each reporter's credentials before letting us in the building for this press conference.
Sounds like it could be a minute before this press conference starts... We are all crammed into the lobby of the police station nearly until then
I'm at an extremely well guarded MN Capitol, where several pro-Trump rallies are planned this weekend. Today's group has a permit for 150 ppl and have publicly warned agitators to stay home. This is the designated "First Amendment Zone," security told me
This guy's name is Bruce. Wouldn't give me last name, but he says Jesus will judge me bc twitter and CNN censored his friends.
Guy in BLM mask blasting circus music. Says "this whole thing is a circus!" Calls them Nazis. State patrol removed him.
Chief Arradondo says suspect fired first at police. Suspect pronounced dead at scene. Officers and passenger unharmed. BCA investigating. More tk
"we can not allow for destructive criminal behavior," says Rondo of protests. Says "we need to preserve that crime scene." He says body cam footage will be released tomorrow
Arradondo being scant on details atm. Doesn't know if officer has history of misconduct. Nothing about suspect. Says investigators are working on finding info now
Big federal charges this morning. Ivan Hunter, a 26 yo member of the far-right Boogaloo Bois, is charged with shooting up Minneapolis' third precinct (which he helped set on fire) and screaming "Justice for Floyd!" during Mpls unrest. Full story tk
This was part of a coordinated attack from Boogaloos in Mpls that week, apparently to ramp up violence. Hunter told friends to "go for police buildings."
One revelation from the complaint is that Hunter was in communication w/ fellow Boogaloo Steve Carillo the night the Minneapolis precinct burned. A few hours before this exchange, Carillo killed a police officer in CA, according to charges there.