Video of death of young African American at police hands sparks protests in US

Police officer who killed African-American youth in Minneapolis on Sunday allegedly took gun to taser, as emerges from the camera carried by the policeman himself, who recorded what happened.

The Brooklyn Police Center on Monday released police camera video of the officer approaching the 20-year-old Daunte Wright vehicle and asking him to get out of the car. Officers try to tie up Wright, but he walks away and gets back into his vehicle.

Then the agent pulls out a pistol and yells “Taser!” and after the shoot he immediately laments “Shit! I shot him ”, states, based on the audio of the recording.

“When I saw the video and listened to the officer’s orders, I deduced that he intended to remove the taser, but he shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet,” said Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, according to local press.

“After seeing it and seeing the reaction of the officer whining immediately, I think it was accidental use that resulted in Mr. Wright’s tragic death.“, argument.

Meanwhile, Minneapolis experienced its second night of protests on Monday despite the start of a curfew in the turbulent northern US city after Wright’s alleged accidental death as George’s murder trial began. Floyd takes place.

Earlier, President Joe Biden spoke about the incident over the weekend, in which African American Daunte Wright was killed, and said the peaceful protests were understandable..

However, he said there was “absolutely no justification” for the looting.

After the Sunday night protests, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has declared a curfew that went into effect from 7:00 p.m. (00:00 GMT Tuesday) on Monday., also in neighboring Saint-Paul and the three counties of the metropolitan area, including Hennepin, where the incident occurred.

Wright, 20, was “accidentally” shot dead as he walked through Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis on Sunday, police said.

The officers had ordered the driver of the vehicle to be arrested for a traffic violation. When they found out that he had an outstanding arrest warrant, they tried to arrest him.

In addition to the curfew, there was the deployment of a thousand National Guard soldiers to prevent further outbursts.

But, ignoring the mayor’s order, dozens of protesters continued to wave their banners and chant slogans in the rain, across from the Brooklyn Center City Police Station.

On Monday, the city’s police commander, Tim Gannon, said the incident was “accidental,” and said the subject officer did not want to shoot, but took his gun to his immobilizer or his taser gun.

“It was an accidental discharge that resulted in tragic deathFrom Wright.

Police, who his superior said were an experienced officer, were suspended and his name was withheld.

This new death of a black citizen at the hands of the police has rekindled the trauma of a city that suffered several nights of incidents after the death of George Floyd, an African American., May 25.

Sunday evening police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd outside the local police station.

Following the incidents, the defense of former agent indicted in Floyd’s death, Derek Chauvin, asked the judge leading the process to isolate the jury, fearing the protests could influence his decision.

But both the prosecution and the judge refused to isolate the jury.

“We will isolate them on Monday, when we anticipate the closing statements», Said the magistrate.

Chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges for his role in Floyd’s death, having immobilized him by placing his knee on his neck during his arrest for allegedly paying with a fake bill.

(With information from Europa Press and EFE)

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