Second night of protests in Minneapolis after black man killed by police

A demonstrator heckles authorities in Minneapolis (AP)
A demonstrator heckles authorities in Minneapolis (AP)

Police have clashed with protesters for a second night in a Minneapolis suburb where an officer shot a black man dead during a traffic stop.

Brooklyn Centre police chief Tim Gannon described the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday as “an accidental discharge”, saying that the officer involved apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun.

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