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Seventh night of protests in Brooklyn Center ends without confrontation

Seventh night of protests in Brooklyn Center ends without confrontation

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday for a seventh night of protests over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, as fallout continued from a police crackdown on protesters and journalists the previous night.
by MPR News Staff

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Jury deliberations in the Chauvin trial: Key questions, answered

Jury deliberations in the Chauvin trial: Key questions, answered

The jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial began deliberations Monday afternoon, after three weeks of hearing testimony from witnesses and experts called by the prosecution and defense. The panel of 12 will weigh whether the former Minneapolis officer’s actions led to George Floyd’s death while in police custody last May. 
by Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic, Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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More than 100 people arrested on sixth night of Brooklyn Center protests; journalists detained

More than 100 people arrested on sixth night of Brooklyn Center protests; journalists detained

Despite pleas from elected leaders for police restraint, law enforcement on Friday night took aggressive action against protesters and journalists outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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The mechanics of jury deliberations

The mechanics of jury deliberations

With the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial about to begin deliberations, some Minnesotans are wondering how juries work. How do courts ensure that jurors remain impartial? And what happens if jurors can’t all agree on a verdict? 
by Kerri Miller, Ariana Rosas and Marcheta Fornoff

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‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

The Brooklyn Center school district has canceled in-person classes this week and turned some of its buildings into community aid centers. School leaders say the worst thing they could do would be to carry on with business as usual as their students and families are frightened and in pain after yet another police killing, clashes with protesters and boarded-up grocery stores.  
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

The family of Daunte Wright joined a group of other families whose loved ones have been killed by police. They demanded the federal government investigate Minnesota’s policing.
by Peter Cox

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Wright’s killing renews focus on police traffic stops in Minnesota

Wright’s killing renews focus on police traffic stops in Minnesota

Former police officer Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, when Wright was pulled over on Sunday in Brooklyn Center for a minor traffic violation.
by Cathy Wurzer

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