{"id":224648,"date":"2021-04-12T06:07:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T03:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/protests-erupt-after-minnesota-police-fatally-shoot-driver\/"},"modified":"2021-04-12T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T03:07:08","slug":"protests-erupt-after-minnesota-police-fatally-shoot-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protests-erupt-after-minnesota-police-fatally-shoot-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"#Protests erupt after Minnesota police fatally shoot driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Protests erupt after Minnesota police fatally shoot driver<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/minnesota-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Minnesota police fatally shot a 20-year-old driver after pulling him over Sunday afternoon \u2014 sparking protests at the scene well into the night.<\/p>\n<p>Police shot the man, identified by family as Daunte Wright, during the traffic stop on Orchard Avenue in Brooklyn Center at about 2 p.m., <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2021\/04\/11\/bca-reporting-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-brooklyn-center\/\">WCCO reported<\/a>, citing authorities.<\/p>\n<p>It was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear why Wright, who was with his girlfriend at the time, was stopped. But police said he had an outstanding warrant.<\/p>\n<p>When police tried to arrest Wright, he allegedly tried to get back into his car, leading to an officer opening fire, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>He then drove several blocks before crashing.<\/p>\n<p>Wright\u2019s mother addressed protesters that gathered near the scene later Sunday, describing a call she received from her son before he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Mom, I\u2019m getting pulled over,&#8217;\u201d Wright said on the call, according to his mom. \u201c\u2018They\u2019re asking about insurance,&#8217;\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>His mother told the crowd that she heard officers ordering her son out of the car, telling him to put his phone down and then telling him not to run.<\/p>\n<p>She said her son was pulled over because of an air freshener he had inside his car.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters, at times, clashed with police on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Objects were thrown at officers, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonDMyles\/status\/1381411945585205252?s=20\">tweeted<\/a> WCCO reporter Jason Myles, and police deployed tear gas.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators chanted \u201cWhat do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want everybody out here chanting and screaming, yelling, I just want [my son] home, that\u2019s it,\u201d Wright\u2019s mother said Sunday.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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