UA woman was killed and three other people were injured Sunday night in Minneapolis as they marched through the streets with a group of anti-racist protesters, mobilized to protest the death of a black man killed by police. The driver, who may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs according to investigators, was taken out of his vehicle by witnesses to the scene, who blocked him on the spot until arrival law enforcement.
Demonstrators were gathered to protest the death of Winston Smith Jr, an African-American who was shot and killed on June 3 during his arrest by a team of US marshals.
Minneapolis, the city where George Floyd was killed
Police say Winston Smith Jr was killed in a shootout, and a pistol and cartridge cases were found in his car. This version is however contradicted by the passenger in the car, who claims, according to her lawyers, that he was not armed.
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The metropolis in the north of the country has been under tension since the death of George Floyd, at the end of May 2020, an African-American suffocated under the knee of a white police officer during his arrest. His murder sparked historic anger against racism and police violence in the United States.
Police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in April and will face his sentence on June 25. During his trial, the death of a young black man killed by a white policewoman during a traffic stop in the suburbs of Minneapolis had contributed to further strain the relationship between the police of the city and the Afro community. -american.
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