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Minnesota Tag

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) told Minnesota rioters to "stay in the street" and "get more confrontational" unless the jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd, not just manslaughter. Republicans demanded she be censured and condemned Waters for her remarks. The Judge in the Derek Chauvin case said Waters' comments may result in any conviction "being overturned” on appeal

A young black man named Duante Wright was shot and killed by police in Minnesota this week. He was pulled over for expired tags on his vehicle when police discovered he had an outstanding warrant. Wright resisted arrest and attempted to escape. A female officer who claims she meant to tase him ended up shooting him instead. Such mistakes, while not common, apparently have happened numerous times in the past: