Flash-bangs and teargas were used to disperse the crowd gathered outside the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police department, in violation of the curfew declared to stop the riots over the death of Daunte Wright.
An hour and 45 minutes after the 7 pm curfew went into effect, police issued a final “unlawful assembly” warning and deployed crowd control weapons. Some of the activists outside – carrying shields and umbrellas and wearing helmets – responded by throwing fireworks and smothering gas canisters with traffic cones.
Here we go!!!! pic.twitter.com/tv4usH57oa
— Sophia (Checkmark Killa) Narwitz (@SophNar0747) April 13, 2021
A “wall” made up of concrete barriers and chain-link fence was set up around the police station earlier in the day, and appears to have been effective at keeping the demonstrators away.
People throwing stuff pic.twitter.com/y7wSquWDJ2
— Sophia (Checkmark Killa) Narwitz (@SophNar0747) April 13, 2021
Deployed some pepper spray, appear to be closing in from both sides. Possibly to close in make arrests. pic.twitter.com/2foqmF47T3
— Courtney Godfrey (@courtneygodfrey) April 13, 2021
Source: RT