Brooklyn Center police officer shoots,
kills driver during traffic stop
Posted By: voxpopuli, 4/11/2021 9:41:54 PM
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal apprehension is investigating after a Brooklyn Center police officer fatally shot a driver during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. According to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, officers pulled a car over for a traffic violation just before 2 p.m. near 63rd Avenue North and Orchard Avenue in Brooklyn Center. (snip) Around 7:15 p.m., demonstrators started jumping on a squad car at the scene, and some were throwing concrete blocks. Police in riot gear then began advancing toward the crowd to maintain order. The mother of the victim got on a speaker and asked people to calm down.
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal apprehension is investigating after a Brooklyn Center police officer fatally shot a driver during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon.
According to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, officers pulled a car over for a traffic violation just before 2 p.m. near 63rd Avenue North and Orchard Avenue in Brooklyn Center. (snip) Around 7:15 p.m., demonstrators started jumping on a squad car at the scene, and some were throwing concrete blocks. Police in riot gear then began advancing toward the crowd to maintain order. The mother of the victim got on a speaker and asked people to calm down.
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i posted an earlier account of this.. too brief, apparently, for Lcom, but this is a much more detailed story of what is happening.. hope this is okay..