Biden calls for calm after police killing
Shooting sets off new round of violent protests in Minneapolis
13 April 2021 - 08:17
Washington — President Joe Biden called for “peace and calm” and said he had been in touch with authorities in Minnesota after police shot and killed a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop on Sunday.
Biden told reporters in the Oval Office he had spoken to governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and expected a “full-blown investigation” into the death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. The shooting touched off a new round of violent protests over excessive force, with police reporting break-ins affecting about 20 businesses at a nearby shopping centre...
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