'Get the f*** out!': Black protesters in Brooklyn Center eviscerate white protester, tell him 'you're white, you already don't belong!'



A white protester in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, must have been scratching his head extra hard Thursday night after he was caught on video getting verbally taken apart by a group of irate black protesters who ordered him to leave the area.

What are the details?

The clip posted by the Washington Examiner's Nic Rowan shows at least four black protesters — three men and one woman — cursing out the lone white protester.

"If we f***ed you up, that would be wrong, right?" one man holding a water bottle asks the white protester.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @NicXTempore

"That would be wrong," the white protester responds.

Soon a voice from side bellows out, "Alright then shut the f*** up and protest, bitch!"

The man then tells the white protester, "If y'all like that s**t, go that way." Presumably from the text accompanying the video, some protesters were upset at their comrades who were throwing water bottles at police.

Suddenly a woman — who delivered the most stinging rebukes — tells the white protester, "You're a guest in a black space, remember that! You're white; you already don't belong! if you can't be a guest in a black space, get the f*** out!"

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @NicXTempore

After a pause, the white protester tries to explain himself, "I'm not trying to—"

Then the woman interrupts him, "But you are! So get the f*** out!"

The man then issues a warning to the white protester, who still isn't leaving: "You're still arguing, so I'm gonna tell you one more time, and then I'm not gonna talk to you. Go that way."

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @NicXTempore

The woman then orders the white protester that he and his "compadres" need to "go find y'all some other f***ing business, 'cause you're clearly here for the wrong motherf***ing reasons. Get the f*** out!"

With that, the white protester finally takes the hint and walks away, and the clip ends. (Content warning: Language):

A group of white protesters tell people to stop throwing water bottles at the police. A woman curses them out: “If… https://t.co/VRoDFQeXiK
— Nic Rowan (@Nic Rowan)1618538999.0

But there appears to be a problem

Rowan noted in his above tweet that white protesters had been telling other protesters to not throw water bottles at police — and one might assume by the riot act the white protester was read that he was a guilty party.

However, another clip appeared to show that same white protester confronting another white protester for throwing a water bottle at cops.

(Content warning: Language):

This happened after these kids tried to get other protesters to stop throwing water bottles at the police. https://t.co/9RvOANmGyS
— Nic Rowan (@Nic Rowan)1618545456.0

The second clip shows a white protester in a beige jacket looking from side to side before launching what appears to be a water bottle over a fence toward police.

With that it appears the white protester who soon would get eviscerated by the black protesters confronted the guy for chucking the bottle. "Don't throw s**t," he tells him.

So it's not clear why the black protesters were so angry with the white protester who apparently was attempting to keep things peaceful.

Some Twitter users found the cognitive dissonance of whole thing rather telling:

  • "They are realizing it's stupid-ass white liberals instigating s**t and ruining the message," one commenter said. "Finally."
  • "Just recently they caught on that BLM was mostly comprised of white left-wing trust-fund babies," another user wrote. "Notice how they are campaigning lately in the news showing it is completely a black movement now?"
  • "Antifa is going to have a hard time with this one," another commenter observed. "They are all over Twitter cursing out 'action policing' but now they have POC protestors telling white protestors how to protest. Wonder how they will demonize the POC 'action policing.' F*** Antifa. Stop hijacking peaceful protests."

What's the background?

Thursday marked the fifth straight night of protests in Brooklyn Center following the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man, by a police officer during a traffic stop Sunday.

Wright resisted arrest and was fatally shot by Officer Kim Potter, who said she intended to use her Taser but mistakenly grabbed her service weapon instead.

Authorities said Wright had expired vehicle tags — and it was reported that at the time of the traffic stop he had an outstanding warrant on an attempted robbery charge over an incident during which he allegedly choked a woman and held her at gunpoint.

Potter resigned Tuesday, along with Police Chief Tim Gannon, who was ordered by news conference attendees the previous day to refrain from referring to the post-shooting riot as a "riot." Just after the fatal shooting, a protester on a bullhorn urged a growing crowd to dox police, post photos of their families on social media, and "start doin' pull ups to their house."

In response to the fatal shooting, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called for the end of policing and incarceration, claiming law enforcement systems are so broken they "can't be reformed." President Joe Biden backed away from Tlaib's declaration.

Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright charged with manslaughter



The police officer who fatally shot a black man in a Minneapolis suburb has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

The Washington County Attorney's office has charged Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was shot Sunday afternoon while attempting to escape police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

The Brooklyn Center Police Department on Monday said Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, fatally shot Wright by accident after mistaking her handgun for a Taser.

Ben Crump, the attorney for the Wright family, disputed the police department's claim that the shooting was an accident, noting that as a veteran of the force who trained other police officers, Potter would have known whether she was wielding her Taser or a firearm, KARE-TV reports.

Court documents show that Wright had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and was facing an attempted robbery charge for an incident when he allegedly choked a woman and held her at gunpoint.

On Sunday afternoon, Wright, who was driving a white Buick with his girlfriend in the passenger seat, was reportedly pulled over by police for expired license plate tags. When police discovered there was a warrant for his arrest, they attempted to make an arrest.

Body camera footage of the shooting incident released by the police department shows a brief struggle as Wright attempted to break away from the arresting officer and retreat into his vehicle. In the video, an officer identified as Potter repeatedly warns Wright that she will tase him before shooting him with her firearm. Wright managed to drive away, traveling for a few blocks before striking another vehicle. He reportedly died at the scene.

On Monday, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott took direct control of the city's police department with the approval of the city council and fired City Manager Curt Boganey, who had earlier told reporters that Potter would receive "due process" as the incident was investigated.

Potter and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, who had characterized the shooting as an accident, submitted their resignations Tuesday.

Although Potter has submitted a resignation letter, Elliott said Tuesday he has not accepted it, adding "we're doing our internal process to make sure that we are being accountable to the steps that we need to take."

Riots have erupted in Minneapolis in the wake of the shooting. The trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd, is taking place just 10 miles from Brooklyn Center.

CNN reports that second-degree manslaughter in Minnesota is applicable when authorities allege a person caused someone's death by "culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another."

If Potter is convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a maximum fine of $20,000.

Ben & Jerry's declares 'murder' of Daunte Wright is 'rooted in white supremacy,' demands defunding police



Ben & Jerry's tweeted that the "murder" of Daunte Wright at the hands of police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, over the weekend "is rooted in white supremacy and results from the intentional criminalization of Black and Brown communities."

The murder of #DaunteWright is rooted in white supremacy and results from the intentional criminalization of Black… https://t.co/vjkmBZJ0KM
— Ben & Jerry's (@Ben & Jerry's)1618268406.0

The ice cream giant — long known for using its platform to push left-wing sociopolitical agendas — added a "DefundThePolice" hashtag in its Monday tweet and also declared that "this system can't be reformed. It must be dismantled and a real system of public safety rebuilt from the ground up."

What's the background?

Wright was pulled over by police Sunday, after which he resisted arrest and was fatally shot by Officer Kim Potter, who said she intended to use her Taser but mistakenly grabbed her service weapon instead.

Authorities said Wright had expired vehicle tags — and it was reported that at the time of the traffic stop he had an outstanding warrant on an attempted robbery charge over an incident during which he allegedly choked a woman and held her at gunpoint.

Potter resigned Tuesday, along with Police Chief Tim Gannon, who was ordered by news conference attendees the previous day to refrain from referring to the post-shooting riot as a "riot." Just after the fatal shooting, a protester on a bullhorn urged a growing crowd to dox police, post photos of their families on social media, and "start doin' pull ups to their house."

In response to the fatal shooting, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called for the end of policing and incarceration, claiming law enforcement systems are so broken they "can't be reformed." President Joe Biden backed away from Tlaib's declaration.

How did folks react to Ben & Jerry's tweet?

As you might expect, a bevy of leftists adored Ben & Jerry's stance against police, but others took the ice cream brand to task — among them author and professor Gad Saad. He replied, "Your brains are made of soft ice cream. You are a disgrace for 'racializing' everything. Stick to making ice cream and leave the faux-hysterics to @donlemon."

Others voiced similar sentiments:

  • "Ben & Jerry's is inciting violence," another user stated. "They should be held accountable for their actions."
  • "I'm sure you will be passing on all policing for your factories and the homes of your CEO, founder, and all major executives correct?" another commenter quipped. "And if robbed/assaulted/threatened you won't be calling the police, either, right?"
  • "Never again will I purchase @benandjerrys Ice Cream!" another user declared.
  • "You've just lost a customer and I'm willing to bet millions more because of your uneducated, ignorant race baiting," another commenter said. "SHAME ON YOU!!"
  • "People should just be allowed to go into a shop and take every Ben & Jerry's ice-cream," another user opined. "You should be allowed no protection from those taking. It should be considered 'reparations.'"
  • "I'm waiting for the Antifa flavored ice cream next," another commenter wrote.

Horowitz: Why Daunte Wright’s aggravated robbery charge matters so much



Here we have yet another example of a saintly youth needlessly shot dead by police simply because he was black.

That is the narrative the media wants you to believe about the Daunte Wright shooting, but the reality is that while the shooting was obviously a clear mistake, his criminal record and the fact that he was not behind bars are precisely why the police are now confronted by violent fugitives who either run or fight with them.

No, Daunte Wright was not just a young man living an upstanding life who wound up dead because the police pulled him over for an expired car registration or for an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. According to documents obtained by the U.K. Daily Mail, the outstanding warrant police were attending to after they pulled Wright over was for aggravated robbery at gunpoint.

According to charging documents, Wright was sleeping over at the house of a young woman after a party on Dec. 1, 2019, when he suddenly pulled a gun on her and demanded she hand over money she had obtained from an ATM. He proceeded to choke her and threaten to shoot her while she kneeled.

After he was arrested, Wright was released from jail after a bondsman posted $40,000 bond, but in July 2020, his bail was revoked by a judge when he was caught with a firearm, a violation of his bail, and failed to check in with his probation officer.

Wright is one of thousands of young males in every major city of this country who have become increasingly violent, successfully thwart the law, suffer few consequences, and thus feel invincible against law enforcement.

We often hear protests and hand-wringing over the fact that young men, black or otherwise, wind up dead because of "stupid crimes" or a traffic stop. But in almost every case, there is a reason for it. In a previous era, these people would have been behind bars, but recently our justice system keeps them on the streets. When police confront them, either to serve a warrant or often because of lower-level traffic stops, the criminals – either because of their violent nature or because they know they have reason to fear the law – explode. They fight because they are criminals and they know that police are now watched closely and treated as if they are the ones on probation.

Many violent career criminals are often caught committing low-level crimes. Cops approach them as if they are innocuous, just as in this case, where clearly the cops treated him just as anyone else pulled over during a traffic stop. But there's something interesting about violent criminals who barely serve time for past offenses: They are not deterred from acting violent again. Cops never know when someone is going to turn violent on them.

Obviously, this particular case is anomalous, because the cop meant to fire the Taser after Wright resisted, but tragically picked up the gun, a reality borne out clearly by the bodycam video. But police are confronted with these situations more and more, which will trigger stress-related responses — appropriately or inappropriately — that get themselves or others killed.

So what is the answer?

Do we terrorize the police into being even more passive? Well, we need not speculate about the consequences of such a strategy. The past 11 months or so show that the body count in our major cities is set to skyrocket to levels we've never seen before. Those who fight with the police are not the sort of people who will live very long within the civil population without exhibiting violence. If the police ratchet down their encounters by laying off warrants and terminating traffic stops, law-abiding citizens will be the new line of defense … and body count. That is already happening.

With woke judges refusing to hold almost any repeat violent offender and with few of them ever getting convicted and serving meaningful time, we will have more people like Raquan Wilson out on the streets. This is just one of endless examples, but a Brooklyn, New York, judge recently released Wilson on charges of illegal weapons possession, even though he had four open cases for packing loaded pistols and for armed robbery.

Just like Wright, Wilson, 19, had been charged with pointing a gun at someone's head. At just 15, he was also arrested for attempted murder and then a slew of other crimes over the past two years, including one incident in which he allegedly pistol-whipped his victim in an armed robbery. All through the process, he was bailed out on extremely low bail and appears never to have served time in prison, despite breaking the condition of his bail in the most dramatic way imaginable.

Wilson was arrested a few weeks ago during a traffic stop and was caught in possession of a gun. Luckily for the cops, Wilson did not resist arrest, but his criminal record was never even brought up during his bond hearing by the woke judge or Soros prosecutor, and he is out again. Multiply this story times 1,000, and you have endless scenarios where cops are pulling over people and discovering their violent records, often with outstanding warrants or bail/parole violations, and it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to realize why police will likely face more violence than ever before.

This is exactly what the "criminal justice reform" crowd wanted — more people out on the streets rather than behind bars. What that means is that cops will be dealing with prison-like situations in the volatile environment of the open streets. Many criminals are on drugs more than ever and are emboldened to fight with the police more than ever. Most of the time, the cops will react appropriately, and often, even with underwhelming force (although you never hear about those cases). But once in a while, mistakes will occur.

To continue promoting the de-incarceration agenda and the war on cops as the solution will only lead to even more record crime and thousands more homicide victims every year. The real story is that repeat violent gang members with a history of armed robbery and gun charges are given endless chances, not just "second chances," as called for by the liberal governors in both parties with their mindless tropes and slogans.

So no, this is not just a case of "driving while black" or getting pulled over for hanging an air freshener from a mirror. It's that the same liberals who cry over gun control suddenly don't find gun violence to be a problem when it's perpetrated by career criminals. In this case, they think Wright was a saint and had no problem with him remaining on the streets, despite his violation of the conditions of his bail for a violent gun crime.

At its core, "criminal justice reform" is the agenda to keep repeat violent gang members out of jail whenever they are caught with more gun and drug charges and probation violations. But those are the people who go on to commit murder and mayhem, which is why the crime bubble is exploding. Yet rather than speaking with one voice against the cause of this entire cycle of violence and volatile police interactions, Republicans like Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suggest that this agenda "is a natural fit for conservatives" and will "make Tennessee communities safer." Yes, sort of the same way Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson believes chemical castration is a natural fit for conservatives and would have been embraced by Ronald Reagan and Bill Buckley.

Because a generation of Republicans forgot what it meant to be conservative on crime, the Left has been free to pursue a radical de-incarceration agenda with impunity. They use examples of the symptoms of this problem to aggravate rather than cure the underlying ailment of undeterred violent crime. We will pay for it on our streets, one way or another.

Brooklyn Center police chief says cops 'train with our handguns on our dominant side ... Taser on our weak side,' insists 'accidental discharge' killed Daunte Wright



Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said that the officer who shot Daunte Wright was trained to carry her service weapon on the right side of her belt and her Taser on her left, Insider reported, while insisting that Wright was dead because of an accidental discharge.

TheBlaze previously reported that Officer Kimberly Potter shouted "Taser" several times before firing her gun on Wright. Potter, a 26-year veteran on the force, said that she intended to fire her Taser and not her gun.

What are the details?

During a Monday press conference, Gannon said that officers train with handguns on their dominant side and Tasers on their weak side.

"If you're right-handed, you carry your firearm on your right side, and you carry your Taser on the left," he said according to Insider. "This is done purposefully, and it's trained."

"As I watched the video and listened to the officers commands, it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet," Gannon continued.

Insider noted:

The Glock 22, a .40 caliber sidearm preferred by most police agencies across the country, weighs a little more than two pounds with a standard magazine of 15 bullets.

By contrast, a Taser weighs eight ounces.In addition to the vastly different weight and placement, police Tasers are often yellow. This appears to be the case with at least one of the officers who can be seen in the video from Potter's bodycam footage, as a yellow taser can clearly be seen on the left side of his belt.

A Glock has a sophisticated safety system that prevents accidental discharge. The safety for a Glock 22 is located on the weapon's trigger.

A Taser also has a safety; it is located on the upper rear left of the weapon's barrel.

A 2012 Associated Press report revealed that there have been at least "nine cases in which officers shot suspects with handguns when they said they meant to fire stun guns" dating back to 2001.

Wright was reportedly driving a sedan when officers pulled him over for having expired tags. When officers discovered that Wright had an outstanding warrant, he reportedly attempted to flee from police and was shot in the process.

In body camera footage, Potter shouted, "I'll tase you! Taser! Taser! Taser" before firing her service weapon at Wright.

After firing, Potter cried, "Holy s**t, I just shot him."

Potter was initially placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident.

On Tuesday, Gannon and Potter both resigned from the department.

In a statement, Potter said, "I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately."

News conference attendees actually order police chief to not use 'riot' to describe riot after fatal shooting of Daunte Wright



It isn't clear who ordered Police Chief Tim Gannon at his Monday news conference to not use the term "riot" to describe what by all reasonable definitions was, in fact, a riot that followed a police-involved fatal shooting of a black motorist on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

According to CNN, activists as well as reporters were present during Gannon's remarks — but nonetheless it was a bit over-the-top to witness the exchange as the chief stood at the podium.

"What was your decision to issue a dispersal order while they were peacefully protesting in front of the police station ... and then, on the back end of that 10-minute dispersal order ... to issue out CO2 canisters and gas for the crowd?" one person asked Gannon.

The chief replied, "Just so everybody's clear, I was front and center at the protest, at the riot."

Oops.

It didn't take but a second or two for individuals in attendance to bark out, "Don't do that!" and "that was no riot!" and "it was not a riot."

But Gannon stood his ground: "Yes, there was."

I'm sorry but are these reporters telling the police chief not to use the term riot when explaining how police resp… https://t.co/5nqVF8TJjR
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@(((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio)1618250851.0

The chief added that "the officers that were putting themselves in harm's way were being pelted with frozen cans ... they were being pelted with concrete blocks. And yes, we had our helmets on, and we had other protective gear, but an officer was injured, hit in the head with a brick — it was a Hennepin County deputy, he was transported to the hospital, but we had to make decisions. We had to disperse the crowd because we can't allow our officers to be harmed."

Again, given the report that activists were present at the presser along with reporters, one would hope activists were the ones who inappropriately inserted themselves into the exchange with Gannon. But in the age of CNN's Jim Acosta — who still allows former President Donald Trump to live rent free in his head — and other mainstream journalists who stray far from objectivity and make themselves part of the story, one can never be too sure.

Anything else?

Police also said Monday that the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Daunte Wright was an accident by an unidentified "very senior" female officer who apparently mistook her handgun for a Taser.

The Minnesota National Guard was deployed Sunday night after a crowd of 100 to 200 people rioted after the shooting.

Also in the aftermath of the shooting an anti-cop protester on a bullhorn urged a crowd to dox Minneapolis police, post photos of their families — and "start doin' pull ups to their house."

The officer who shot Wright has been placed on administrative leave.

Police say fatal shooting of Daunte Wright was an accident, release bodycam footage



Police say that the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old black man by a police officer near Minneapolis on Sunday was an accident.

The unidentified female officer who shot the man, a "very senior officer" on the force, apparently mistook her handgun for a Taser, Brooklyn Center Police Department Chief Tim Gannon told reporters at a news conference Monday.

Daunte Wright was fatally shot by police Sunday during a traffic stop. Gannon said that Wright, who was reportedly driving with his girlfriend in the passenger seat, was pulled over for driving with expired tags. Officers attempted to take Wright into custody for an outstanding warrant, and he was shot after he got back into his car following a brief struggle with police.

During the news conference, Gannon shared body camera footage from the deadly shooting with reporters.

In the video, an officer is seen attempting to handcuff Wright outside of the white Buick he was driving.

The officer tells Wright there is a warrant for his arrest then says "don't do it" before Wright appears to break free and get back into his vehicle, at which point a struggle occurred.

Another officer can be heard repeatedly shouting what sounds like "I'll tase you" and "Taser!" while pointing a handgun at Wright. The firearm discharges and the officer exclaims a profanity before saying, "I just shot him."

Gannon told reporters that the officer accidentally drew her handgun instead of her Taser and shot Wright.

"As you can hear, the officer, while struggling with Mr. Wright, shouts 'Taser, Taser' several times. That is part of the officer's training prior to deploying a Taser, which is a less lethal device," he said. "That is done to make her partners aware, as well as the subject, that a Taser deployment will be imminent.

"As I watch the video and listen to the officer's commands, it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet," Gannon said.

After being shot, Wright drove off in the vehicle and traveled several blocks before striking another vehicle. He reportedly died at the scene.

Gannon called the shooting an "accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright."

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING:

WARNING GRAPHICBrooklyn Center, MN police release bodycam footage of the moments leading to the fatal shooting of… https://t.co/kLvUxMLN2i
— Daily Caller (@Daily Caller)1618248527.0

The police chief would not identify the officer as the shooting incident is currently under investigation by Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

"The information on the officer is that she's a very senior officer, that's the extent that I can do," Gannon told reporters.

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott also spoke at the news conference and said he fully supports firing the police officer who killed Wright.

"My position is that we cannot afford to make mistakes that lead to the loss of life of other people in our profession," Elliott said. "So I do fully support releasing the officer from her duties.

"She will not be returning to duty until this investigation has run its course and she, for all intents and purposes, I think we can look at the video and ascertain whether or not she'll be returning," he added.

The Minnesota National Guard was deployed Sunday night after a crowd of 100 to 200 people rioted after the shooting.

The officer who shot Wright has been placed on administrative leave.

Massive crowd riots after officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis



A vast crowd of 100 to 200 people marched toward the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday evening following an officer-involved shooting, NBC News reports.

Police fatally shot a black motorist during a Sunday traffic stop, sparking riots just miles from where George Floyd took his last breath in May.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) identified the motorist as 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

What are the details?

The unruly crowd — which threw rocks and other objects at the department building — gathered outside the police department, prompting the state to mobilize its National Guard.

The outlet also noted that there were reports of shots fired in the area of the department as officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas at rioters.

"The front door of the Brooklyn Park Police Department ... was struck by gunfire, shattering the glass, police said in a statement," NBC News reported. "Brooklyn Park Police officers were not involved in the shooting but assisted Brooklyn Center Police with the 'civil unrest' that took place after, the department said."

Police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, have fired a whole lot more smoke and chemical agents at protesters who are a… https://t.co/xWL46aSkrl
— Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs)1618196908.0

The damage wasn't just contained to the department building, authorities said. Approximately 20 businesses were broken into and vandalized at a nearby shopping center.

According to reports, members of Wright's family as well as friends were among the protesters who marched in the streets, carrying flags and signs that read, "Black Lives Matter."

Authorities ordered a curfew through Monday morning.

USA Today reported on Monday that Minneapolis Mayor Mike Elliott is set to hold a news conference on the incident Monday morning at Brooklyn Center City Hall.

In a statement, Elliott said, "Our hearts are with (Wright's) family, and with all those in our community impacted by this tragedy. While we await additional information from the BCA who is leading the investigation, we continue to ask that members of our community gathering do so peacefully, amid our calls for transparency and accountability."

What do we know about the shooting?

Katie Wright, the victim's mother, told reporters that she received a phone call from her son on Sunday afternoon telling her that police pulled him and his girlfriend over for reportedly having air fresheners dangling from the vehicle's rearview mirror.

It is illegal to hang anything from rearview mirrors in Minnesota.

Katie said she told her son to put the officer on the phone so she could provide insurance information.

The last thing she heard was police telling her son to get out of the vehicle and demanding he refrain from running.

"I heard police officers say, 'Daunte, don't run,'" she recalled. The call ended, she said, and she immediately phoned back and reached her son's girlfriend.

"A minute later I called, and his girlfriend answered, which was the passenger in the car, and said that he'd been shot," Katie said.

In a statement, Brooklyn Center Police said that officer pulled a man over for a traffic violation on Sunday afternoon and discovered that he had an outstanding warrant. As police attempted to take the subject into custody, he reportedly attempted to get back into the vehicle. One officer shot the subject, who attempted to drive off. The subject was able to drive several blocks before striking another vehicle. The subject reportedly died at the scene.

In a Sunday night statement, Walz said, "I am closely monitoring the situation in Brooklyn Center. Gwen and I are praying for Daunte Wright's family as our state mourns another life of a Black man taken by law enforcement."

I am closely monitoring the situation in Brooklyn Center. Gwen and I are praying for Daunte Wright’s family as our… https://t.co/MkjJF8eXkI
— Governor Tim Walz (@Governor Tim Walz)1618196578.0