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Views: I know Kim Potter said the words "Taser Taser Taser" before she shot her gun and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright. But you will never convince me that something in that veteran cop didnt know exactly what she reached for when she pulled that gun from its holster. Now his family is grieving, because racist police saw fit to pull him over for expired tags, saw an air freshener, attempted to arrest him for an outstanding warrant, and (as so many cops do) reflexively saw Black people as bot...

Another moment like this: Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy at funeral for Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black father shot by police Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video UP NEXT Family and friends of Daunte Wright will gather Thursday at a funeral in Minneapolis to honor the life of the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer. Civil rights le...

© Getty Images The aunt of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer at a traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this month, called the man a “shining light” and asked, “Why do we have to keep burying our babies?” in an emotional new interview. “Daunte was a shining light. He was a shining light. He was loved. He was a man in the making. He was somebody. He was human. He died ... we can’t understand why. Why? Why did he have to die the way that...

He was loved by so many: Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, Ndea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis ...

He was loved by so many: Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, Ndea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis ...

A smile worth a million dollars: Daunte Wright laid to rest after Minnesota police shooting By Nathan Layne Reuters MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, wearing face masks and weeping, filled a Minneapolis church on Thursday for the funeral of Daunte Wright, a Black man whose shooting by police after a traffic stop has sparked fresh concerns over the way cops treat people of color. Wright, 20, who was shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11, was laid to r...

Daunte Wright’s funeral marks another emotional day for a city reeling from police violence Mourners gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt. In his eulogy for Wright, the Rev. Al Sharpton referred to “a resting place … a martyr’s bench,” where the 20-year-old could take his seat next to other Black men killed in encounters with police. “Take your seat, D...

Daunte Wright’s funeral is underway, marking another emotional day for a city reeling from police violence Mourners gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt. Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton was to eulogize Wright, 20, during a funeral that marks another emotional day for a metro area scarred by several high-profile killings involving police. The service at ...

play-icon Created with Sketch. Hundreds of people attend the funeral of Daunte Wright, as his aunt talks to ITV News US Correspondent Emma Murphy about the pain the family is going through The aunt of a black man shot dead by police in Minneapolis has spoken movingly to ITV News about the pain of losing her nephew. Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop on April 11 - nearly a year after George Floyd was killed in the same city. The officer who shot Mr Wright, Kimberly Ann Potter, ...

He was loved by so many: Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, Ndea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis ...