US police shoot black people during traffic control - tear gas and National Guard during protests

A US police officer shot a 20-year-old black man after a traffic stop.

Hundreds of demonstrators then gathered - the police used tear gas.

Minneapolis - Another case of police violence in the US has sparked violent protests.

In the state of Minnesota on Sunday (local time) in the small town of Brooklyn Center, a police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old black man after a traffic stop.

This was announced by the police department of the city of Brooklyn Center in the state of Minnesota.

The city is currently on trial against ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the death of African American George Floyd less than a year ago.

Chauvin is accused of pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for minutes during the deployment last year, although the latter pleaded to let him breathe.

Floyd's death in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020 caused outrage around the world and sparked unprecedented anti-racism protests in the United States.

Police violence in the USA: Black man shot dead after traffic control

According to a report from the police, the officers stopped a driver on Sunday shortly before 2 p.m. local time (9 p.m. CEST) for a traffic offense.

During the inspection, they found that there was an arrest warrant against him.

The officers tried to arrest him, whereupon the 20-year-old tried to escape with his car.

One of the police officers shot and hit him.

The man drove several blocks before the car collided with another car.

The man died there.

A passenger suffered "non-life-threatening injuries" and was taken to a local hospital.

The incident is being investigated.

The police initially gave no information about the identity of the victim.

The

Washington Post

and other media outlets wrote that it was a 20-year-old black man.

It is unclear whether he was armed.

After the George Floyd case: renewed police violence triggers violent protests in the United States

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn Center on Sunday evening.

The newspaper

Star Tribune

alleging that police used rubber bullets against protesters.

The photos show people waving flags of the “Black Lives Matter” movement on the hoods of police cars.

After about an hour, the police withdrew.

The protesters lit candles.

A little later, hundreds of demonstrators gathered again in front of the local police station.

The officers then used tear gas and stun grenades against the crowd, an

AFP

journalist reported.

The local police were reinforced by the Minnesota National Guard, which is currently stationed in Minneapolis over the chauvin trial.

(

dp / dpa / AFP

)