Cleanup crews and a significant National Guard presence are at the scene of overnight looting in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, after police there fatally shot a man during a traffic stop.
Around 2:00p.m. Sunday, police shot a man during a traffic stop. The man who was shot is identified as Daunte Wright, who is Black. Officers found out that the Wright had an outstanding warrant and attempted to flee the scene. An officer fired their gun and struck Wright, who was able to drive for several blocks before hitting another car.
The shooting of an unarmed Black man by a police officer sparked outrage and protests around the scene. Some protests quickly turned violent as police cars were damaged.
Much of the damage is limited to smaller strip malls on the perimeter of Shingle Creek Center.
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National Guard troops have armored vehicles parked at the entrances to the main area of the shopping center. Troops are stopping every passing vehicle, allowing those going to work into the parking lot. Others who have no business there are turned around and sent away.
Smaller stores on the perimeter of Shingle Creek Crossing, had windows and doors smashed, and money and items were stolen from inside.
Red, who did not give his last name, lives in the neighborhood, just down the street from where the looting took place. He told WCCO, “They do it all the time. We've been doing this for hundreds of years. They got to be punished for what they're doing. It’s un-American, brother, to be killing their own citizens. That's not their job.”
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