Emails Reveal How Walz Struggled to Deal With Unrest, Reach Consensus With Critics After Police Killings

Protesters are pushed back by law enforcement at a 2021 demonstration in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. A crowd gathered after a local police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. In the spring of 2021, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced multiple crises. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was coming to a close. As the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death approached, authorities were preparing for the kind of unrest that had damaged or destroyed long stretches of the city...