Minneapolis protests over shooting of black man as officer and police chief resign - BBC News

There has been another night of violence on the streets of Minneapolis. Riot police faced angry crowds of protesters after the fatal shooting of a black man.

Twenty year old Daunte Wright was shot and died after what the police say was an accident, when an officer mistook her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop.

The officer who shot him and the city's police chief have both resigned.

The shooting happened just a few miles from where the George Floyd murder trial is under way.

Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Nick Bryant in Minneapolis.

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[k.o.h]

I don't live in America and even _I'm_ exhausted by the riots at this point.

[arkworthy]

At least they mentioned his arrest warrant. You know, the one for holding a woman at gunpoint in an aggravated robbery charge?
NO MAMA SHOULD FEAR FOR HER SON EVERY TIME HE ROBS A LIQUOR STORE

[libbyjones]

It was terrible what happened to him, but if he had obeyed the officer, this wouldn't have happened. How does looting stores and damaging property help anything?

[Stringfellow-xodo]

They're riots not protests. Protesters don't burn and loot their own neighborhoods.

[PunkRock]

Why is the colour of his skin important? You are saying it like it justifies rioting.

[Chewbizzness]

There was a possibility of a gun in the car, there was an active warrant out for his but let’s not mention any of that lol

[johnmiller]

the police chief shouldn't have resigned, another black person (wanted for numerous crimes) fights with police and gets shot.

[chowstar]

Oh when that black guy holding someone at gunpoint its ok. But when he gets gunned at its not ok?

[satoshigerbil]

They are going to need soldiers pulled out of Afghanistan back into Minneapolis

[nikkislayer]

No riots for the poor Indian cab driver killed by two black females carjacking him ??

[kern]

Legit accident he resisted arrest fought with the police and tried to flee.

[donnalittle]

Their anger over this shooting said nothing about the shooting of five in innocent people and the tazer that killed an uber driver.

[_felixg]

Me: (lives in UK)

Wakes up

Takes shower

Checks phone

Oh.. another pointless riot in America

[georgeleonard]

Stealing merchandise and damaging property is not "protesting", it s a criminal act. Call it what it is instead of watered-down PC nonsense

[molydog]

25 years in the job and she thought her gun was her tazar 😂😂🤣

[vikrantkulkarni]

If this report is correct, then the fact that a police officer who is 'serving' for 26 years in the department does not know the difference between gun and stun gun is unacceptable. she did it on purpose.

[lukeyguyy]

Burn Loot Murder, Nice edit tho cutting the part he pushes from the cops & jumps into his car but sure. Make it sound like the cops let him go 🤣 joke!

[happyheidi]

This was no accident, surely they know the difference between a taser and a gun

[phillwatson]

You use the phrase 'Riot Police' in the first 5 seconds yet continue to call the rioting a protest.

[bigz]

Why do you have to call him a black man? Why do you have to bring race into it? You should be ashamed of yourselves