20-year-old shot, killed during Brooklyn Center traffic stop sparks overnight unrest - KSTP

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Katie Wright said she heard the phone drop and scuffling and then heard the officer tell her son not to run; that's when the phone hung up.

She said she called back a minute later and his girlfriend answered. She was in the car with Daunte Wright and told his mom he'd been shot and was dead.

According to investigators, during the traffic stop, officers determined the driver had an outstanding warrant.

Police said he was shot after trying to get back into the car as an officer was trying to arrest him.

At that point, an officer then shot the driver, and the car kept driving for several blocks before crashing into another vehicle. Police said a woman in that car was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.

Investigators said they believe body-worn and dash cameras were activated during the incident and that there are now calls for that video to be turned over.

Overnight, looters targeted stores around the Twin Cities, including about 20 businesses at a strip mall in Brooklyn Center. Not far from there, a large group of demonstrators outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department was met with flash-bangs and tear gas by police.

Here’s a look at some of the damage.

Looters targeted stores at a strip mall in Brooklyn Center @KSTP pic.twitter.com/r1PXob2txw
— Ashley Zilka (@ashleyzilka) April 12, 2021

Crowds started gathering early Sunday afternoon after the shooting.

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The Minnesota National Guard reported in an update Monday morning that more than 500 members have been activated in support of Minnesota Operation Safety Net as of Monday morning and that there are expedited plans to activate additional Guard members in response.

We are in the process of expediting those plans to bring additional Guardsmen on duty in response to the events overnight in Brooklyn Center. We will continue to assist in protecting lives and property and maintaining peace in Minnesota's community.
— MN National Guard (@MNNationalGuard) April 12, 2021

Katie Wright said the events that have unfolded are not what she wants.

"He was only 20 years old, he didn't deserve to be shot and killed for this," she said. "I don't want all of this, all of this. I just want my baby home."

In statement released overnight, Daunte Wright's family said he was a good kid and a father himself. He was a jokester who loved to make people laugh. Family said he did not deserve this, that he had his whole life ahead of him.

The Brooklyn Center Police Department said it has asked the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate.

BCA investigating after Brooklyn Center officer shoots, kills driver during traffic stop

Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said more National Guard members would be deployed around the metro and in Brooklyn Center.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help Wright's family with funeral and burial costs.