Posted on 04/12/21
| News Source: MATZAV
The Jewish community in Minneapolis, Minnesota is bracing for nights of rioting and looting following the inadvertent shooting death of a black man by police officers.
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Video footage of the incident shows Daunte Wright, 20, being shot by a police officer during a traffic stop after she inadvertently grabbed her gun instead of a Taser.
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Riots and looting of numerous stores over the incident began Sunday night, prompting Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey to institute a curfew from 7 PM until sunrise in the city. Still, large crows of Black Lives Matter protesters are expected to converge on the city, with many expecting the protests to become violent.
Shuls in the kehilla, as well as the Minneapolis Community Kollel, are now closing and barricading their doors this evening in preparation for a night of violence and civil unrest that all involved hope does not come to pass.