{"id":415053,"date":"2021-04-12T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415053"},"modified":"2021-04-12T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:58:52","slug":"state-of-emergency-declared-curfew-enacted-in-twin-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-emergency-declared-curfew-enacted-in-twin-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"State of emergency declared, curfew enacted in Twin Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-of-emergency-declared-curfew-enacted-in-twin-cities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=415053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2397349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Authorities responded to a scene in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo\/Christian Monterrosa)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:43 PM PT \u2013 Monday, April 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota have declared states of emergency and enacted curfews after violent riots overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters took to the streets on Sunday after the death of Duante Wright, who was shot and killed while trying to flee police during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397350\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2397350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1569.jpeg\" alt=\"Protesters gather in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The family of Daunte Wright, 20, told a crowd that he was shot by police Sunday before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing the vehicle several blocks away. The family said Wright was later pronounced dead. (AP Photo\/Christian Monterrosa)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1569.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21102225199475-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21102225199475-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21102225199475.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters gathered in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo\/Christian Monterrosa)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The incident happened in Brooklyn Center just 10 miles from where George Floyd died. Police were reportedly trying to arrest Wright for an outstanding warrant.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, officials released bodycam footage of the shooting, which they are characterizing as an \u201caccidental discharge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said the firing officer went for her taser, but drew her gun by mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I watch the video and listen to the officer\u2019s commands it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet,\u201d Brooklyn Center Chief of Police Tim Gannon stated. \u201cThis appears to me, from what I view in the officers reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A curfew will begin at 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, April 12, ending at 6 a.m Tuesday, April 13. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZ4Emy62M2\">https:\/\/t.co\/cZ4Emy62M2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityMinneapolis\/status\/1381710473763110912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At least 500 Minnesota National Guard personnel are already activated in the area due to safety concerns during the Derek Chauvin trial. That number is expected to increase in the wake of Wright\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-schumer-not-concerned-with-kamalas-no-show-at-border\/\">Sen. Schumer Not Concerned With Kamala\u2019s \u2018No Show\u2019 At Border<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities responded to a scene in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. 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