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In reply to the discussion: Protesters Clash With Police In Brooklyn Center After Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting (MN) [View all]progree
(10,901 posts)5. The driver tried to get back in the vehicle ... an officer then shot the driver
KSTP-ABC affiliate
https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/brooklyn-center-police-fatally-shoot-driver-during-traffic-stop-april-11-2021/6072013/
According to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, officers pulled a car over for a traffic violation just before 2 p.m. near 63rd Avenue North and Orchard Avenue in Brooklyn Center.
Police say the officers determined the driver had an outstanding warrant, and the driver tried to get back in the vehicle while they were trying to make an arrest.
At that point, an officer then shot the driver, and the car kept driving for several blocks before crashing into another vehicle.
The mother told reporters she was on the phone with her son in the moments before he was shot.
"I heard scuffling, and I heard the police officers say, 'Daunte, don't run,' and then the other officer said, 'Put the phone down' and hung it up," Katie Wright said. "And a minute later, I called and his girlfriend answered that was the passenger and said that he'd been shot, and she put it on the driver's side and my son was laying there lifeless."
Police say the officers determined the driver had an outstanding warrant, and the driver tried to get back in the vehicle while they were trying to make an arrest.
At that point, an officer then shot the driver, and the car kept driving for several blocks before crashing into another vehicle.
The mother told reporters she was on the phone with her son in the moments before he was shot.
"I heard scuffling, and I heard the police officers say, 'Daunte, don't run,' and then the other officer said, 'Put the phone down' and hung it up," Katie Wright said. "And a minute later, I called and his girlfriend answered that was the passenger and said that he'd been shot, and she put it on the driver's side and my son was laying there lifeless."
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Shots fired at Brooklyn Park Police Department; no injuries reported (just after 8pm), KSTP ABC Affiliate April 11, 2021
https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/shots-fired-at-brooklyn-park-police-department/6072169/?cat=12196
The Brooklyn Park Police Department says someone shot at the department Sunday night, shattering the glass doors to the lobby.
According to the department, the incident happened just after 8 p.m. It's unclear how many rounds were fired.
According to the department, the incident happened just after 8 p.m. It's unclear how many rounds were fired.
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Protesters Clash With Police In Brooklyn Center After Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting (MN) [View all]
progree
Apr 2021
OP
9:58 p.m.: Law enforcement begin to use tear gas and flash bangs in an effort to disperse the crowd.
progree
Apr 2021
#1
I wonder if some police are not hell bent on starting a race war here in the good ol USA ?
magicarpet
Apr 2021
#4
This "fucking pale-faced Swede(s) and Norwegian asshole" has been on the front lines...
pazzyanne
Apr 2021
#12
Because he had an active warrant for a weapons charge and had skipped prior court dates
Devil Child
Apr 2021
#27
She meant to use her taser but shot him with her real gun - short bodycam segment
progree
Apr 2021
#28