![]() ![]() No arrests were made.Įleven minutes later, police were called to an area of East Lake Street under a bridge. Investigators did not think she was the intended target. In first of the shootings in the city overnight into Saturday, police were called at 1.37am to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where a woman died on arrival after being shot in a hail of bullets, department spokesman John Elder said. Wright was killed as the city awaited a verdict in the trial of the officer who killed Floyd when he knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. Minneapolis has been on edge since the killing of George Floyd just over a year ago, and the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by an officer in nearby Brooklyn Center in April. Nine people were arrested on possible charges including suspicion of riot, assault, arson and damage to property. Police said some people vandalized buildings and stole from businesses after the shooting on Thursday. They demanded transparency in the investigation and asked that anyone who might have video footage should come forward. Members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force were trying to arrest Smith on a warrant for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun.Īuthorities said Smith fired a gun before two deputies shot him while he was inside a parked vehicle.įamily and friends described Smith as a father of three often harassed by police. Photos from the scene following a vigil for Winston Boogie Smith Jr, who was 32, showed dumpster fires in the street and a line of officers standing guard. Three people were killed in separate shootings in the city early Saturday, authorities said, though none were related to the protests. It was the second night of protests in response to the fatal shooting on Thursday in the Uptown neighborhood. ![]()
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