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Brooklyn Center Mayor Takes Over Police Department After Deadly Shooting
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1:06Now PlayingThe mayor of Brooklyn Center says he is now "in charge" of the city's police department, while broader authority for law enforcement in the handling of unrest in the Minneapolis suburb Tuesday night was under the control of the sheriff.
"Last night's operation was led by the sheriff's office." Mayor Mike Elliott said during a briefing Wednesday. "He led a combined force of regional partners in responding to this crisis."
On Tuesday night, hundreds of demonstrators again gathered at Brooklyn Center’s heavily guarded police headquarters, now ringed by concrete barriers and a tall metal fence, and where police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers stood watch.
About 90 minutes before a 10 p.m. curfew, state police announced over a loudspeaker that the gathering had been declared unlawful and ordered the crowds to disperse. Protesters launched fireworks toward the station and threw objects at officers, who launched flashbangs and gas grenades, then marched in a line to force back the crowd. The number of protesters plummeted over the next hour, until only a few remained. Police also ordered all media to leave.
A prosecutor said Wednesday that he charged a white former Brooklyn Center police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police.
The charge against former Officer Kim Potter was filed Wednesday, three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop
Since the Sunday shooting, Mayor Elliott has become the face of this community's struggle, which comes as a former Minneapolis police officer is on trial in the Floyd case.
Elliott has promised transparency and vowed accountability for Wright’s death. He's calmly fielded scores of questions from activists pressing for answers and plans.
He's expressed empathy for the protesters who've clashed with police, and ventured out in the nighttime protest in protective gear to appeal for peace.
Under pressure to swiftly fire Potter, Elliott and the city council voted to fire the city manager, and give control of the police department to the mayor.
On Tuesday, Potter and the police chief resigned. Elliott made clear the city already had been moving toward firing Potter.
Brooklyn Center, a suburb just north of Minneapolis, has seen its racial demographics shift dramatically in recent years. In 2000, more than 70% of the city was white. Today, a majority of residents are Black, Asian or Hispanic.
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