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April 14, 2021

Celtics star Jaylen Brown addresses Daunte Wright shooting death after team's win

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown scored 24 points in a close win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, but admitted after the game he didn’t feel like talking about basketball.

April 14, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting protests: More rioting, unrest as demonstrations spread further

Crowds protesting the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright gathered once again in cities across America on Tuesday night, chanting his name from coast to coast.

April 14, 2021

Minnesota business owner hit twice in one year by looters: ‘Tough' to close again

Minnesota sneaker store owner Moh Habib told “Fox & Friends” that his business was targeted by rioters earlier this week, two weeks after reopening following a seven month closure due to looters during the George Floyd riots in May where the store lost about $150,000 worth of merchandise.

April 14, 2021

AOC says Daunte Wright death no ‘accident,’ instead part of ‘indefensible system’

In Twitter posts Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opposed the argument that Daunte Wright’s shooting death in Minnesota was an "accident," as police have claimed.

April 14, 2021

Minnesota police fortify Kim Potter’s home with concrete barriers

Police officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin erected barriers around the home of the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop last weekend.

April 14, 2021

Kim Potter mistook her gun for a Taser, police say: How often does that happen?

Sunday's fatal shooting in a Minneapolis suburb was the 18th time in the past 20 years that police officers used a gun when they said they intended to use a Taser, according to a use-of-force researcher.

April 14, 2021

Cori Bush claims cop ‘would’ve known the difference’ between gun, Taser if Daunte Wright ‘wasn’t a Black boy’

A congresswoman from Missouri claimed Tuesday night that a White Minnesota police officer accused of killing a Black man "would’ve known the difference" between her service weapon and a stun gun if shooting victim Daunte Wright "wasn’t a Black boy."

April 13, 2021

Minnesota protesters make demands during another night of unrest after Daunte Wright shooting

Minnesota protesters who took to the streets for the third straight night Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright are calling for an independent investigation.

April 13, 2021

Self-identified Antifa members arrive in Twin Cities area as Brooklyn Center protests continue

Members of the violent far-left activist group Antifa identified themselves to a Fox News reporter who was on scene in Brooklyn Center, Minn., ahead of another night of unrest following the police-involved shooting of a motorist on Sunday.

April 13, 2021

Leo Terrell says MN mayor 'tying police's hands' after shooting: 'I felt he was working for the criminals'

Los Angeles civil rights attorney Leo Terrell ripped Brooklyn Center, Minn., Mayor Mike Elliott's handling of the police-involved shooting death of a motorist earlier this week, claiming his actions make him seem like he's on the side of rioters ransacking the area the past few nights.