The scene in Minneapolis where a driver crashed a vehicle into a group protesting police brutality on Sunday night.Photo: KARE11/YouTube
A woman died and three people were injured Sunday night in Minneapolis after a driver crashed a vehicle into a group gathered to protest a fatal police shooting.
Police confirmedthe deathandinjuriesvia Twitter.
No identities were provided. The woman died after she was taken from the scene to a hospital in critical condition from her injuries.
Police alsoconfirmed an arrestat the scene but did not immediately identify a suspect or charges.
TheMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensionconfirmed that Smith, of St. Paul, died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Smith was fatally shot in the city’s Uptown neighborhood, where Zachery James, 28, said the protesters had gathered Sunday night and created a blockade using their own parked cars, James told theTimes.
He said the group had been “occupying peacefully” when the suspect’s vehicle approached at high speed and crashed into one of the protesters' parked cars, knocking it into a woman and sending her airborne.
“She was just here for us and with us,” James said. “I watched her body fly.”
He said the woman had recently joined the city’s Black Lives Matter movement, and described her as “an uplifting, kind, beautiful spirit.”
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is continuing to investigate Smith’s shooting. The agency said it was not aware of any video that recorded the incident, but asked persons who may have filmed it to call (651) 793-7000.
source: people.com
