Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) demands state legislature holds hearings about police reform following Daunte Wright killing:
“We can stop pretending that this is just the natural order of the universe and things happen this way.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “I’m not gonna stand here and tell ya that we all, city, county, states, nation, have made the necessary progress when we undoubtedly have not.”
Frey calls the killing of Daunte Wright “a careless and tragic mistake.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announces state of emergency and 7pm - 6am curfew following the police killing of Daunte Wright.
St. Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Melvin Carter on Daunte Wright police killing:
“The world is watching the Chauvin trial. The world will watch this process. The world will ask if there’s justice.”
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) sends a warning to those who plan to “exploit these tragedies for destruction or personal gain.”
He says: “... the largest police presence in Minnesota history in coordination will be prepared. You will be arrested. You will be charged.”
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Brooklyn Center, MN, Mayor Mike Elliott announces the resignations of Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright, and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon.
Brooklyn Center, MN, Mayor Mike Elliot announces the city council voted to:
• Bring command of police department under office of the mayor
• Relieve City Manager Boganey
• Pass resolution in support of relieving Police Chief Gannon and Officer Potter, who killed Daunte Wright
Black Lives Matter protester calls out the police and mayor of Brooklyn Center, MN:
“No more racial profiling … I’m sick and I’m tired and it’s people like you and you. You can look away all you want to … You can take the trash out, but it has a way of recycling itself.”
Procession for U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans, who died defending the Capitol during a car attack on April 2. Evans will lie in honor today.
Capitol Police Officer William Evans' casket is carried into the U.S. Capitol, where he will lie in honor.
President Biden stops to speak to the family of fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans before making remarks at his memorial service.
Prince Philip announcement posted to Buckingham Palace fence, reading in part:
It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ... Further announcements will made in due course.