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News conference attendees actually order police chief to not use 'riot' to describe riot after fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

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Please verifyResetSubmitIndividuals interjected 'don't do that!' and 'that was no riot!" during Chief Tim Gannon's remarksPhoto by Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.It isn't clear who ordered Police Chief Tim Gannon at his Monday news conference to not use the term "riot" to describe what by all reasonable definitions was, in fact, a riot that followed a police-involved fatal shooting of a black motorist on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.According to , activists as well as reporters were present during Gannon's remarks — but nonetheless it was a bit over-the-top to witness the exchange as the chief stood at the podium."What was your decision to issue a dispersal order while they were peacefully protesting in front of the police station ... and then, on the back end of that 10-minute dispersal order ... to issue out CO2 canisters and gas for the crowd?" one person asked Gannon.The chief replied, "Just so everybody's clear, I was front and center at the protest, at the riot." Oops.It didn't take but a second or two for individuals in attendance to bark out, "Don't do that!" and "that was no riot!" and "it was not a riot."But Gannon stood his ground: "Yes, there was."I'm sorry but are these reporters telling the police chief not to use the term riot when explaining how police resp… https://t.co/5nqVF8TJjR — (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@(((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio)The chief added that "the officers that were putting themselves in harm's way were being pelted with frozen cans ... they were being pelted with concrete blocks. And yes, we had our helmets on, and we had other protective gear, but an officer was injured, hit in the head with a brick — it was a Hennepin County deputy, he was transported to the hospital, but we had to make decisions. We had to disperse the crowd because we can't allow our officers to be harmed."Again, given the report that activists were present at the presser along with reporters, one would hope activists were the ones who inappropriately inserted themselves into the exchange with Gannon. But in the age of CNN's Jim Acosta — — and other mainstream journalists who and make themselves part of the story, one can never be too sure.Police also said Monday that the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Daunte Wright by an unidentified "very senior" female officer who apparently mistook her handgun for a Taser.The Minnesota National Guard was deployed Sunday night after a crowd of 100 to 200 people .Also in the aftermath of the shooting an The officer who shot Wright has been placed on administrative leave.Most recentRecommended© 2022 Blaze Media LLC.All rights reserved.Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.By signing up to the Blaze News newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from Blaze Media that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content.© 2022 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved.

Please verifyResetSubmitIndividuals interjected 'don't do that!' and 'that was no riot!" during Chief Tim Gannon's remarksPhoto by Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesLike Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.It isn't clear who ordered Police Chief Tim Gannon at his Monday news conference to not use the term "riot" to describe what by all reasonable definitions was, in fact, a riot that followed a police-involved fatal shooting of a black motorist on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.According to , activists as well as reporters were present during Gannon's...

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