Despite widespread curfews, freezing temperatures, and snow, thousands of Black Lives Matter activists took to the streets of Brooklyn Center, a Minnesota suburb, for the third night to protest the shooting of Daunte Wright.
The protesters, carrying shields (marked with ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards) and chanting Wright’s name and “Black Lives Matter” surrounded the police station, prompting law enforcement to break up the “unlawful assembly,” which some might dare to call a ‘riot’.
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Current scene here in #BrooklynCenter Police try and break up the protesters for #DaunteWright with tear gas and flash bangs pic.twitter.com/DJjKCwpMnI
— Lisa Bennatan (@LisaBennatan) April 14, 2021
Police demanded “leave the area now” as they fired smoke and gas grenades into the crowd…
Dispersal order pic.twitter.com/CKzNnTvllP
— Sophia (Checkmark Killa) Narwitz (@SophNar0747) April 14, 2021
A Man Sits On The Ground As The Officers Advance Forward To Disperse The Crowd #BrooklynCenter | #Minnesota pic.twitter.com/FXFbYrbacd
— J̵̟̦̲̞̭̱̀̈́͑̄̇̈́̚͝ustice (@The_Justice7) April 14, 2021
When the crowd refused to disperse, the police moved in…
The moment police begin to move in on the protesters for #DaunteWright here in #BrooklynCenter pic.twitter.com/pwttbx60ZF
— Lisa Bennatan (@LisaBennatan) April 14, 2021
The protesters peacefully threw objects at the police…
From tonight’s #BrooklynCenter peaceful protests. https://t.co/EKgx3oestZ
— mitsuko (@mitsukos619) April 14, 2021
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#BrooklynCenter, #Minneapolis - Protesters throw objects at National Guard as they pass by on their way to the Brooklyn Center Police Department. pic.twitter.com/qJBgjiMaou
— Ration of Shit 🏴 (@rationofshit) April 14, 2021
But eventually began to disperse.