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DAUNTE Wright protesters waved a pig's head at cops as chaos again erupted in Brooklyn Center, with hundreds storming the police station.
Demonstrators came out for the fourth night in a row since Wright, 20, was fatally shot by police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on Sunday.
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Hundreds of protesters were still outside of the station as the city's 10pm curfew approached, demanding that more serious charges be brought against Potter for ending the young black man's life.
Video of Wednesday night's protest shows officers behind a fence firing cans of pepper spray at protesters.
The gathering was declared an "unlawful assembly" before the curfew went into effect, according to FOX9.
Some demonstrators in the crowd can be seen tossing multiple items at officers as they chant, "What's his name - Daunte Wright."
Several busses were parked near the demonstrations, apparently to hold anyone who was arrested, the Star Tribune reported.
The outlet reported that several protesters had been detained, though an official number was not available around 11pm local time, but the clashes between protesters and cops appeared to be less violent than they were on Tuesday.
During Tuesday night's demonstrations, more than 60 people were arrested for rioting and other charges.
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Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with second-degree murder.
She's facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines, but demonstrators declared that they don't believe this is enough.
The Brooklyn Center Police Department has claimed that Potter meant to reach for her Taser, but accidentally grabbed her gun before shooting Wright.
Wright was shot just ten miles from where George Floyd was killed last spring, leading to an outpouring of anger from the community.
The shooting comes as the murder trial for Derek Chauvin -- who knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes -- is underway in Minneapolis.
Bodycam footage from Sunday revealed the moment Potter accidentally shot Wright while trying to use a Taser.
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Speaking on Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said she had intended to use a Taser - not a handgun - and described the shooting as an "accidental discharge."
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said the resignation of both Potter and Gannon came after the city council passed a resolution to dismiss the cops.
In a statement on Tuesday, Potter said: "I am tendering my resignation from the Brooklyn Center Police Department effective immediately.
"I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately."
Wright's parents have refused to accept that their son was killed by "mistake."
"I lost my son, he's never coming back," Wright's dad, Aubrey Wright, told ABC News.
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"I can't accept that - a mistake, that doesn't even sound right.
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"This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I can't accept that."
Potter is set to appear in court for the first time on Thursday. She was released Wednesday evening on $100,000 bond.
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