Page 104 - Daunte Wright News Today

The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has agreed a settlement of $3.25m with the family of Daunte Wright, a black man shot by Kim Potter who allegedly mistook her firearm for her taser.

The settlement also requires the city to make changes to how it handles traffic stops and other police reforms.

The family of slain Black man Daunte Wright has settled with the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, over his police shooting death.

Lawyers representing the family of Daunte Wright announced a settlement with the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, in connection to the 20-year-old being killed by a police officer during a traffic stop last year.

A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser.

A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser

The settlement is one of the largest involving police conduct in Minnesota.

Attorneys for the family of Daunte Wright, who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop, said a settlement has been reached with Brooklyn Center.

As we go to press on the evening of 20 April, thousands of National Guard soldiers have been deployed in Minneapolis in preparation for the jury’s verdict in the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd – and large numbers in major cities across the US.

Attorneys for the family of Daunte Wright say they have reached an agreement on a monetary settlement with the city in Wright's death at the hands of Brooklyn Center police.