National Guard Deployed Amid Looting, Riots in Minnesota After Black Man Killed by Police

Officers stand guard outside Brooklyn Center Police Department with trash thrown at them by demonstrators at their feet after police allegedly shot and killed a man, who local media report is identified by the victim's mother as Daunte Wright, in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11, 2021. Nick Pfosi/Reuters

The National Guard was deployed overnight to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following riots, protests, and looting after police shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop.

Daunte Wright was identified as the man who was shot and killed by police.