Brooklyn Center Police Station Guarded After Daunte Wright Killing

National Guard soldiers behind fencing at Brooklyn Center Police Department, Minnesota.
National Guard soldiers behind fencing at Brooklyn Center Police Department, Minnesota.

National Guard soldiers stand in formation outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 12, 2021. The previous day, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed during a traffic stop by Officer Kim Potter, who was a veteran of the force. Wright's death sparked protests and unrest in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. The police station was fortified with fencing and barricades in anticipation of further demonstrations.

Photo taken in April 2021.

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