Hundreds of protesters gathered for a 5th day in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center to demand justice for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was murdered by a police officer during a traffic stop. Police abandoned a previously heavy-handed strategy and allowed the crowd to disperse peacefully without tear-gas or munitions.
Yearly Archives: 2021
Hundreds of protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park returned to the streets for a 4th day of demonstrations demanding justice for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man murdered by a police officer. Police officers rained munitions and pepper-spray on the crowd, and Minnesota state troopers swept the area and arrested 24 people.
Around 75-100 protesters in Dallas gathered in solidarity with demonstrators in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, demanding justice for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man murdered by police officer Katie Potter on the 11th of April.
Hundreds of protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center took to the streets for a third consecutive day, demanding the prosecution of the officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man. Police launched an exorbitant amount of munitions, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as well as crowd control grenades at the crowd.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Columbus in the aftermath of the police murder of a man in a hospital, in which police shot the seemingly unarmed man as he attempted to escape the facility. Police attacked the demonstration, pepper spraying the frontline of protesters and making one arrest.
Dozens of protesters in Portland gathered at the Portland Police Association building in the city's north, torching part of the building and burning the door. After riot police arrived on the scene, failing to make any arrests, demonstrators traveled to the ICE facility, also setting fires at the site before dispersing.
Around 150 protesters in New York marched to demand justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man murdered by police in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. Demonstrators blocked the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and were intimidated by police, although no arrests occurred.
Hundreds of protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center took to the streets for a 2nd day to demand justice for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man murdered by officer Katie Potter on the 11th of April. Police and the national guard attacked the demonstration, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd.
Hundreds of protesters in Washington D.C. took to the streets in solidarity with Brooklyn Center demonstrations demanding justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man murdered by officer Katie Potter.
Hundreds of protesters marched in Portland the day after the police murder of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a black man in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, demanding the immediate prosecution of Officer Katie Potter. Demonstrators clashed with police at the Multnomah County Sheriff's office, but no arrests were made. Police bullrushed the crowd and shot tear gas, in response to which protesters launched fireworks.
Hundreds of protesters in Minneapolis gathered at the scene where a police officer murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man, demanding an immediate prosecution of those responsible. Police tear-gassed the crowd once it arrived at the police station, also throwing flashbang grenades and shooting rubber bullets.
Around 100+ protesters in Portland gathered for a demonstration against the local ICE facility, setting fires and blocking the main doors to the facility to hamper the ability of law enforcement to be able to respond to the protest. Much of the front area was scorched, and graffiti was tagged all over the site.
Dozens of protesters in Minneapolis gathered outside of the Hennepin County Government Center to demand justice for George Floyd, thanking Darnella Frazier, the filmer of Floyd's murder, for her bravery while testifying in court.
Dozens of protesters in New York participated in the weekly Stonewall march for Black Trans Lives, demanding justice for all those murdered and abused by police in New York.
Hundreds of inmates in the St. Louis Justice Center protested for court dates, breaking windows and setting objects on fire to demand a trial for many detained in the facility, some of which have gone without a date set for their charges for well over a year.