02:18Mandatory Credit: MN Operation Safety Net
Operation Safety Net, a joint effort among the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, the State of Minnesota and local jurisdictions, gave an overnight press briefing shortly after midnight on Friday, to take stock of the situation in Brooklyn Centre, where unrest broke out outside police headquarters in response to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.
"If we want change in policing, we want reform in policing, let's do that, let's get together and start reform. The profession, this profession needs help. We can admit that, we're not perfect, we can be better. But these people are not people that you should be supporting," said Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson.
"I'm here to say please stay peaceful, and the people who are intent on causing harm, you're going to find yourself where you are tonight, in the Hennepin County Jail," he added.
Law enforcement officers displayed items that were brought to demonstrations by protesters, including paint cans and wooden shields.
An estimated 100 people were arrested on Friday night after protesters breached a fence surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Wright was fatally shot by officer Kim Potter after being pulled over by law enforcement on Sunday. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department subsequently announced her resignation on Tuesday, as did police chief Tim Gannon. Potter has since been charged with second-degree manslaughter, though protesters continue to demand murder charges be brought against her. City officials have imposed a curfew after several nights of protests.
USA: 'Operation Safety Net' holds briefing in Minneapolis
Operation Safety Net, a joint effort among the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, the State of Minnesota and local jurisdictions, gave an overnight press briefing shortly after midnight on Friday, to take stock of the situation in Brooklyn Centre, where unrest broke out outside police headquarters in response to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.
"If we want change in policing, we want reform in policing, let's do that, let's get together and start reform. The profession, this profession needs help. We can admit that, we're not perfect, we can be better. But these people are not people that you should be supporting," said Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson.
"I'm here to say please stay peaceful, and the people who are intent on causing harm, you're going to find yourself where you are tonight, in the Hennepin County Jail," he added.
Law enforcement officers displayed items that were brought to demonstrations by protesters, including paint cans and wooden shields.
An estimated 100 people were arrested on Friday night after protesters breached a fence surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Wright was fatally shot by officer Kim Potter after being pulled over by law enforcement on Sunday. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department subsequently announced her resignation on Tuesday, as did police chief Tim Gannon. Potter has since been charged with second-degree manslaughter, though protesters continue to demand murder charges be brought against her. City officials have imposed a curfew after several nights of protests.
Mandatory Credit: MN Operation Safety Net
Operation Safety Net, a joint effort among the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, the State of Minnesota and local jurisdictions, gave an overnight press briefing shortly after midnight on Friday, to take stock of the situation in Brooklyn Centre, where unrest broke out outside police headquarters in response to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.
"If we want change in policing, we want reform in policing, let's do that, let's get together and start reform. The profession, this profession needs help. We can admit that, we're not perfect, we can be better. But these people are not people that you should be supporting," said Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson.
"I'm here to say please stay peaceful, and the people who are intent on causing harm, you're going to find yourself where you are tonight, in the Hennepin County Jail," he added.
Law enforcement officers displayed items that were brought to demonstrations by protesters, including paint cans and wooden shields.
An estimated 100 people were arrested on Friday night after protesters breached a fence surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Wright was fatally shot by officer Kim Potter after being pulled over by law enforcement on Sunday. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department subsequently announced her resignation on Tuesday, as did police chief Tim Gannon. Potter has since been charged with second-degree manslaughter, though protesters continue to demand murder charges be brought against her. City officials have imposed a curfew after several nights of protests.