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Daunte Wright, 20, was shot by a Brooklyn Center police officer on Sunday during a routine traffic stop Police have not specified whether or not Wright was armed at the time of his death Officers pulled over Wright for a traffic violation and determined that he had an outstanding warrant Brooklyn Center Police officers then tried to arrest him but Wright 're-entered the vehicle'
One officer discharged their firearm, striking Wright while the vehicle continued to travel for several blocks before crashing into another car - Wright died while still inside the vehicle
Wright's mother Katie claimed her son had called her while being pulled over to get insurance information for the vehicle having recently been given the car as a gift Wright's mother suggested her son was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from rear view mirror Around 500 protestors took to the streets on Sunday night as they clashed with police outside the precinct
Police deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades to clear demonstrators who gathered outside the Brooklyn Center
Police Department
Incident occurred 10 miles from where a police officer is on trial and charged with murdering George Floyd last year--source
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