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2 Minnesota National Guards hurt in drive-by shooting hours after Maxine Waters ‘incites BLM riots’ during Chauvin trial
TWO Minnesota National Guards were hurt in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The shooting came hours after Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters told protesters to “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder charges in his trial over the death of George Floyd.
Members of the Minnesota National Guard stand guard are seen outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on April 13, 2021 in Brooklyn Center as protesters gather outside[/caption]
Demonstrators are seen outside Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 12, 2021, the day after Duante Wright was fatally shot by a police officer[/caption]
Rep Maxine Waters had told protesters to ‘get more confrontational’[/caption]
A protestor holds up a sign outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 15, 2021[/caption]
According to a statement from the Minnesota National Guard, around 4:20am, someone in “a light-colored SUV fired several shots” at a team of National Guard and Minneapolis Police Department members near Penn Avenue and Broadway.
Two National Guard members were injured in the events, according to a statement.
“One Guardsman sustain an injury from shattered glass requiring additional care and was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment for injuries sustained,” the National Guard said in a statement.
“The other Guardsman received only superficial injuries. No further information is available at this time.”
Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, the Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General, said he’s “relieved” that none of the guards “were seriously injured.”
“This event highlights the volatility and tension in our communities right now,” Manke said.
“I ask for peace as we work through this difficult time.”
Teams with “Operation Safety Net” have been active throughout Chauvin’s trial to provide security.
Demonstrators have gathered to protest against the shooting of Floyd amid Chauvin’s trial.
In the suburb of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, protestors gathered after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Wright was fatally shot by a cop during a traffic stop.
Last summer, Waters herself jumped out of her car to aid a black man who was being detained by cops at a traffic stop.
Waters is an advocate of police reform.
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