Man angry over Wright charged with shooting at police
April 24, 2021
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man who was apparently angry over the death of Daunte Wright has been charged with shooting at a St. Paul police officer in an ambush.
Prosecutors charged 24-year-old Jamoni Raekwon Blackstone of North St. Paul with attempted murder this week, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Saturday.
According to a criminal complaint, the officer was watching stores for potential looting or burglaries on April 13, two days after now-former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter shot the 20-year-old Wright during a traffic stop. Potter is white. Wright was Black. The officer said someone opened fire on his car, forcing him to drive out of the area. The officer wasn't injured.