All classes and events on-campus starting after 5 p.m. are canceled, an alert from St. Thomas Public Safety to the campus community said following Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement of a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew Monday night for three counties that include Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The announcement comes following the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, by a Brooklyn Center police officer. President Julie Sullivan expressed the St. Thomas community’s devastation in an email Monday, urging students, faculty and staff to seek support and “be compassionate to one another.”

“This tragedy comes in the midst of the Derek Chauvin trial, an event that is already causing many members of our community to relive the death of George Floyd. We stand with the BIPOC community and everyone impacted by this latest news,” Sullivan said in the email.

She moved on to express the university’s support for the BIPOC community and “everyone impacted by this latest news,” listing the Center for Well-Being’s counseling services, Student Diversity and Inclusion Services and the BIPOC Gathering Circle as potential resources for community members.

Sullivan’s email and the curfew come after protestors and law enforcement clashed in Brooklyn Center shortly after the shooting, pushing authorities to accelerate security measures planned for when the Chauvin trial goes to jury. The number of National Guard troops in the Minneapolis area is expected to double to more than 1,000 by Monday night.

Some on-campus operations tonight will be affected as well. According to the University Action and Response Team:

– All libraries, Summit Marketplace, T’s, Corner Market and Anderson Student Center offices and services other than The View will close at 5 p.m.

– The last shuttle between the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses will run at 6 p.m.

– The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex and McCarthy Gym will close at 6:30 p.m.

– The View will close at 7 p.m. and Northsider will close at 8:30 p.m.

Emily Rudie, Angeline Terry and Justin Amaker contributed to this report.