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Minneapolis' mayor declared a state of emergency amid unrest over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright

Azmi HarounApr 13, 2021, 01:50 IST

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People confront police outside of the the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency in the city on Monday after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.

Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer during a traffic stop in the Minnesota suburb on Sunday.

Frey instituted a curfew in the aftermath of the shooting as protests grow. The curfew will be in place from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am local time on Monday.