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1 big thing

The ongoing tension in Minneapolis

1 big thing

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🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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On Fridays, we’ve been wrapping up the week in the trial over the killing of George Floyd. But - that’s been overshadowed by the unrest that continues in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the police killing of Duante Wright. These protests and police clashes are happening less than 10 miles from where former Police Officer Derek Chauvin is standing trial for the death of George Floyd. Guests: Axios' Torey Van Oot, Russell Contreras and Dave Lawler. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Daunte Wright protests reignite debate over police response to unrest Border Democrats seek asylum revamp, more help from feds U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions targeting Russian economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good morning. Welcome to Exeos today. It's Friday, April 16. I'm Nyla Budi. Here's how we're

0:10.0

making you smarter today. How lawmakers at the border are reacting to the crisis there.

0:15.3

Plus, new sweeping sanctions against Russia. But first, the ongoing tension in Minneapolis

0:22.0

is today's one big thing. On Fridays, we've been wrapping up the week's news in the trial

0:29.6

over the killing of George Floyd. But this week, that's been overshadowed by another police

0:34.0

killing in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota of Dante Wright. That's audio from a protest on Tuesday

0:42.8

recorded by Reuters. Protests in police clashes are happening less than 10 miles from where former

0:48.4

police officer Derek Chauvin is standing trial for the death of George Floyd. Tory Van Ute is

0:53.5

with Axeos's twin cities. Hi, Tory. Hi, thanks for having me. Tory clashes between police and

0:59.6

protesters have been steady throughout the week. What do we need to know about what's happening

1:04.3

outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department? We've seen several names of protests sparked by

1:09.4

the killing of Dante Wright, who was shot during a traffic stop by a police officer in Brooklyn

1:15.2

Center on Sunday. Protesters are angry and grieving over the death of another black man in a police

1:23.2

encounter. They are upset about the charges that were filed against the officer,

1:29.0

Kim Potter in the case. She's been charged with manslaughter on the ground. Many folks would like

1:34.1

to see murder charges. There've also been complaints and protests over the tactics that police

1:39.7

are actually using to respond to the protests this week. What is the conversation around police

1:45.2

tactics being used during this unrest in Brooklyn Center? Protesters, activists, some members of

1:52.8

the media have raised concerns about some of the crowd control measures that police use,

1:58.2

and so they call these less lethal forces. It's things like tear gas, rubber bullets,

2:03.3

flash grenades, and there's been a lot of complaints about these that they're overly aggressive,

2:08.6

that they put people's health at risk, and that they could actually incite more agitation and

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