1 Dead In US' Minneapolis After Man Drives Into Crowd Of Protestors

The demonstrators were protesting the June 3 death of Winston Boogie Smith, who was shot dead by US Marshals who were trying to take him into custody for firearms violations.

A woman was killed and three other people injured when a man drove into a crowd of demonstrators who were protesting the shooting death by US Marshals of a Black man in Minneapolis, police said Monday. Police said the man, who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, drove his vehicle into a group of protestors shortly before midnight. "Protesters pulled the suspect from the vehicle and, from reports of witnesses, began to strike the driver," the Minnepolis police said in a statement. "Officers arrived and took custody of the driver." A woman was taken to hospital in critical condition and died of her injuries, police said.