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Washington (AP) - After the death of another black man in a police operation in the US state of Minnesota, US President Joe Biden has called for calm.

"Peaceful protest is understandable," said Biden in the White House.

But there is “absolutely no justification” for violence.

The President pointed out that the investigation into the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center in the north of the metropolis of Minneapolis must be awaited.

“The question is whether it was an accident or on purpose.

That still needs to be clarified. "

Minneapolis is currently on trial against ex-police officer Derek Chauvin for the violent death of African American George Floyd in May last year.

A policewoman shot Wright at a traffic stop on Sunday.

The incident sparked protests that also escalated into violence.

In Minneapolis and the neighboring city of Saint Paul, a nighttime curfew for the metropolitan area went into effect on Monday evening and should last until Tuesday morning at 6:00 a.m. (local time / 1:00 p.m. CEST).

The authorities announced an increased presence of police and National Guard security forces.

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Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said he believed a female police officer accidentally fired a shot.

According to initial findings, instead of using a stun gun (taser), she mistakenly pulled her pistol.

The president of the civil rights organization NAACP, Derrick Johnson, stated: “Whether it is negligence and negligence or an outright modern day lynching, the result is the same.

Another black man died at the hands of the police. "

At a press conference, Gannon showed footage of the cameras that the police officers wore on their bodies (bodycams).

It shows security guards attempting to handcuff Wright.

Wright loosens his grip and gets back into his car.

A policewoman shouts "Taser Taser Taser" but has a pistol in her hand.

A shot appears to go off the gun before Wright drives away.

The policewoman first says a shocked-looking expletive and then: "I just shot him."

Mayor Mike Elliott said Wright drove several blocks and then crashed into another vehicle.

He couldn't be resuscitated.

Elliott pledged full education and justice for Wright.

The local broadcaster WCCO, citing forensic medicine, reported that Wright died of a gunshot wound to his chest.

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Police Chief Gannon emphasized: "There is nothing I can say to alleviate the family pain."

He was not aware that a weapon had been found in the victim's car.

The policewoman was released during the ongoing investigation.

The police checked Wright because his car had expired.

When checking his personal details, they would have found that there was an arrest warrant against him for a "gross offense".

Mayor Elliott said another black man was killed by police after George Floyd was "heartbreaking and just beyond belief."

Elliott emphasized: "It couldn't have happened at a worse time."

America and the whole world looked to the local community, which was still "devastated" after Floyd's death.

The new death had sparked heavy protests on Sunday evening.

US media reported that hundreds of demonstrators surrounded a police station.

There were clashes with security forces who, among other things, used tear gas.

Local police later received reinforcements from the Minnesota National Guard, which is currently stationed in Minneapolis for the chauvin trial.

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After Floyd's death in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, there were mass protests against police violence and racism in the United States for months.

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

In response to the recent incident, the professional leagues NBA, NHL and MLB canceled the games planned for Monday evening with the participation of the Minnesota teams.

In the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves would have played basketball against the Brooklyn Nets, in the National Hockey League the encounter between the Minnesota Wild and Augsburg's Nico Sturm against the St. Louis Blues is affected.

In Major League Baseball, the game of the Minnesota Twins with Berlin's Max Kepler in the squad against the Boston Red Sox was canceled, as the leagues announced.

Meanwhile, in Windsor, Virginia, a police officer who had used irritant gas during a traffic control against a black lieutenant in the US armed forces was released.

The city said an investigation into the “unfortunate” incident last December showed that the police officer had failed to comply with procedural rules.

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