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10 p.m. curfew declared as protesters gather in Brooklyn Center for a fifth night

The overpowering scent of vehicle air fresheners and the occasional sound of fence-rattling and fireworks filled the air Thursday as about 1,000 people protested outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters for a fifth night.

Early on, the demonstration was noisy but peaceful, but tensions grew some after about 8:15 p.m., when Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot tweeted that a curfew had been declared for the city from 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.

The declaration came as a surprise on a night when the only other metro-area curfew announced previously was for in Champlin. That's where former police officer Kimberly Potter, charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, lives with her family.

https://www.startribune.com/10-p-m-curfew-declared-as-protesters-gather-in-brooklyn-center-for-a-fifth-night/600046490/

 

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