Two dozen arrested after rioters attack police with ‘industrial-sized fireworks’ in fourth night of Brooklyn Center unrest

Published April 15, 2021 2:35pm ET



Several people were arrested after rioters took to Brooklyn Center’s streets and attacked law enforcement in the fourth consecutive night of unrest following the death of Daunte Wright.

While the Wednesday night demonstration began peacefully, the crowd soon devolved to violence when police were assaulted with “industrial-sized fireworks, spray paint, rocks, and other items,” according to the series of tweets from Minnesota’s Operation Safety Net, a coalition of officers dedicated to protecting Minneapolis during the contentious George Floyd trial. A total of 24 people were apprehended, most of which were for curfew violations.

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