Activists to Brooklyn Center Police Chief Gannon: ‘Don’t Do That... There Was No Riot’

reporter One final question ░░░░░░░░ was your decision to ░░░░░░░░ a dispersal order while ░░░░░░░░ were peacefully protesting in ░░░░░░░░ of the police station ░░░░░░░░ led to you to ░░░░░░░░ a dispersal order And ░░░░░░░░ on the backend of ░░░░░░░░ 10 minute dispersal order ░░░░░░░░ to issue out CO2 ░░░░░░░░ and gas for the ░░░░░░░░ Can you talk to ░░░░░░░░ about that GANNON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ so everybody is clear ░░░░░░░░ was front and center ░░░░░░░░ the protest at the ░░░░░░░░ REPORTERS It was not ░░░░░░░░ riot Don t do ░░░░░░░░ There was no riot ░░░░░░░░ There was So I ░░░░░░░░ we were the officers ░░░░░░░░ were putting themselves in ░░░░░░░░ s way were being ░░░░░░░░ with frozen cans of ░░░░░░░░ they were being pelted ░░░░░░░░ concrete blocks And yes ░░░░░░░░ had our helmets on ░░░░░░░░ we had other protection ░░░░░░░░ but an officer was ░░░░░░░░ hit in the head ░░░░░░░░ a brick there was ░░░░░░░░ Hennepin County deputy he ░░░░░░░░ transported to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ we had to make ░░░░░░░░ We had to disburse ░░░░░░░░ crowd because we can ░░░░░░░░ allow our officers to ░░░░░░░░ harmed And I ve ░░░░░░░░ answered the question I ░░░░░░░░ about your inaudible I ░░░░░░░░ that s a big ░░░░░░░░ with you and I ░░░░░░░░ that but I thought ░░░░░░░░ explaining that myself I ░░░░░░░░ you it s my ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ made that decision Was ░░░░░░░░ another question?”