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The National Guard was deployed in Minneapolis as hundreds of people looted and rioted into the early hours Monday after a black man was shot dead while trying to flee arrest less than 10 miles from where George Floyd died. The fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center came as the Twin Cities was already in a state of high alert over the trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin, charged with Floyd’s murder last May. Wright, who had an outstanding warrant, had been pulled over around 2 p.m. Sunday — and was shot after jumping back in his car...

SIERRA VISTA — It’s a sight dreaded by drivers — red and blue lights flashing in the rearview mirror. But a traffic stop may not just be bad for the driver, sometimes they are downright dangerous for the officer. A report by the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund shows 128 federal, state and local law enforcers were killed in the line of duty in 2017. Of those, 18 died after being shot or being struck by vehicles while conducting traffic enforcement. Many more officers are injured each year during traffic stops, making it one of the most dangerous activities...

The Police Department in Tulsa, Okla., released video on Monday of an encounter during which, the authorities said, a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man who could be seen raising his hands above his head. The department opened a criminal investigation into the shooting and said the Tulsa County district attorney, Steve Kunzweiler, would review its findings. The federal Justice Department opened a separate civil rights investigation. During the encounter, which took place around 7:40 p.m. Friday, Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot once and killed by Betty Shelby, a Tulsa police officer since 2011, after the police...