Twin Cities Curfews Wednesday: See Updated List

TWIN CITIES METRO, MN — A 10 p.m. curfew will be in effect for Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center Wednesday. The curfew will last until 6 a.m. Thursday. Other cities may follow with curfews of their own Wednesday.

Law enforcement, fire, medical personnel, the state's national guard troops, and members of the media are exempt from the curfew. Anyone going to or leaving work, seeking emergency are, fleeing dangerous circumstances, or experiencing homeless are also exempt.

Gov. Tim Walz again refrained from announcing any county-wide curfews Wednesday and instead is leaving it up to the discretion of local governments.

Saint Paul has announced there will be no curfew in effect Wednesday.

Patch will continue to update this article as more curfews are announced by city governments.

Protesters, police clash nightly

More than 60 people were arrested Tuesday night as civil unrest continued in Brooklyn Center. The majority of the activity took place in front of the city's police department headquarters.

Col. Matt Langer, head of the Minnesota State Patrol, said at a midnight news conference that arrests were made after demonstrators "started with the activities that lead toward a riot."

As night fell, the situation "devolved," Langer said, and protesters threw bricks, rocks, bottles, and other objects at officers working to enforce the city's curfew.

Police expect civil unrest to continue Wednesday night.

"We are prepared, and we will be back tomorrow. We will not tolerate the activity we have seen tonight and in the future," Langer said.

Resources from "Operation Safety Net" — a coordinated effort between the Minnesota National Guard, state patrol and local law enforcement to maintain peace after the verdict in the murder ongoing trial against Derek Chauvin — have been deployed in Brooklyn Center and throughout the Twin Cities metro since Monday night because of the shooting.

Ex-officer Kim Potter charged in Daunte Wright's death

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, 48, will face a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Wright, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Potter was booked into Hennepin County Jail Wednesday.

If convicted, Potter faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Read more here.