How the National Guard prevented massive riots after Daunte Wright shooting

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — The National Guard and local Minneapolis groups throughout the week de-escalated the protests that followed the police shooting of Daunte Wright, preventing riots similar to those following the death of George Floyd.

The protests, which entered their sixth day on Friday, have tapered off since now-resigned Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday. That evening, protesters descended on the police station, vandalizing its sign and clashing with officers who shot at them with tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. Riots soon broke out, and looters ravaged a strip mall and several other businesses about 2 miles away.