USA: Curfew in Minneapolis for the death of a young African American

The authorities of Minnesota (USA) declared a state of emergency on Monday and a curfew at 19:00 local time (00:00 GMT on Tuesday) in the metropolitan area of Mineapolis, after the death of another African American at the hands of the Police, just as the end of the trial for the case of George Floyd.

In a joint press conference, the governor of the state, Tim Walz, and the mayors of the conurbation formed by Minneapolis and Saint Paul (the two largest in the state) announced the measures, designed to avoid possible altercations in the coming hours, in the that protests such as those that already took place on Sunday night are planned.

The state of emergency, which gives mayors the authority to take urgent action if necessary, affects the cities of Minéapolis and Saint Paul, while the curfew – from 7:00 p.m. local time on Monday to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday (11:00 a.m. GMT) – extends to all of Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties.

During a traffic control Sunday in the city of Brooklyn Center, near Minneapolis, a white agent shot “accidental” the african american Daunte Wright, 20, explained this Monday at a press conference the local Police Chief, Tim Ganno.

According to Ganno, the police wanted to use a stun gun known as “taser”To immobilize Wright But he got confused and fired a bullet with his firearm that killed the man.

Regarding the reason for the traffic stop, the Chief of Police explained that the vehicle was intercepted because it did not have some papers in order, after which they asked for identification from Wright And then they realized that he had an arrest warrant pending for not having appeared in court for the crimes of illegal possession of a weapon and resistance to authority.

Then, the agent tried to handcuff him, but he resisted, tried to get back into his vehicle and that was when the police shot him.

The car propelled forward and traveled several blocks before colliding with another car. Inside the vehicle, there was a woman – supposedly the girlfriend of Wright– that she was not injured.

The incident took place when nerves are running high in Minneapolis, which is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the trial against Derek Chauvin, one of the four police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd last year, which sparked a wave of racial protests across the country.