In photos: Twin Cities on edge after Daunte Wright shooting
13 April 2021
There were tense scenes in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Center Monday night, as demonstrators defied a 7 p.m. curfew to protest for a second night the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.
The big picture: The curfew was announced following a night of protests and unrest over the killing of Wright, 20, during a traffic stop Sunday. Following peaceful protests and a daytime vigil, police again deployed tear gas during clashes with protesters Monday night, according to reporters on the scene.
Another round of tear gas sends crowd running. Seconds later, people head back to their place in front t of the precinct, some chanting “you can’t stop the revolution!” pic.twitter.com/Uvm07Bmd2k
— Liz Sawyer (@ByLizSawyer) April 13, 2021
People gather during a vigil for Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, April 12. Officials say the Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot Wright, Kim Potter, inadvertently used a gun instead of a Taser. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Minnesota National Guard and law enforcement members stand guard outside the Brooklyn Center Police Station on April 12. Activists have criticized the law enforcement for using excessive force to disperse protesters. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
Katie Wright (L), the mother of Daunte Wright, is embraced during a vigil for her son in Brooklyn Center on April 12. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Flowers and signs are left in front of the security fence at the start of curfew in Brooklyn Center on April 12. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
People gather holding protest signs on April 12 before curfew in Brooklyn Center. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
Police put up barriers in anticipation of protests and a rally at the Brooklyn Center Police Department. Photo: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via Getty Images
The April 12 vigil for Wright in Brooklyn Center. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
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Transcripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 times
Section2Newly released transcripts of bodycam footage from the Minneapolis Police Department show that George Floyd told officers he could not breathe more than 20 times in the moments leading up to his death.
Why it matters: Floyd's killing sparked a national wave of Black Lives Matter protests and an ongoing reckoning over systemic racism in the United States. The transcripts "offer one the most thorough and dramatic accounts" before Floyd's death, The New York Times writes.
The state of play: The transcripts were released as former officer Thomas Lane seeks to have the charges that he aided in Floyd's death thrown out in court, per the Times. He is one of four officers who have been charged.
- The filings also include a 60-page transcript of an interview with Lane. He said he "felt maybe that something was going on" when asked if he believed that Floyd was having a medical emergency at the time.
What the transcripts say:
- Floyd told the officers he was claustrophobic as they tried to get him into the squad car.
- The transcripts also show Floyd saying, "Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I'm dead."
- Former officer Derek Chauvin, who had his knee on Floyd's neck for over eight minutes, told Floyd, "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."
Read the transcripts via DocumentCloud.