Protests erupt after Black man shot by deputies in Minneapolis

On the same day authorities clear George Floyd Square, deputies shoot Black man during arrest.

Minneapolis activists expect Friday protests to be raucous after a US Marshals Service task force fatally shot a man they were trying to arrest the same day city authorities attempted to clear the area where George Floyd was killed. The slain man was identified as Winston Boogie Smith Jr, a 32-year-old father of three, by Twitter users and Shelly Hopkins, his partner in a long-term relationship. Smith was wanted for illegally possessing a weapon, according to authorities. Smith allegedly produced a weapon before officers shot him in Minneapolis’ Upton neighbourhood, according to a statement released Thursday by the US Marshals.