By Press Association 2021
Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun (John Minchillo/AP)
Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders in calling for more serious charges against a white police officer in Mr Wright’s death, comparing her case to the murder charge brought against a black officer who killed a white woman in nearby Minneapolis.
Former Brooklyn Centre police Officer Kim Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter in Sunday’s shooting of Mr Wright, a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop.
The former police chief in Brooklyn Centre, a majority non-white suburb, said Potter mistakenly fired her handgun when she meant to use her Taser.
Daunte Wright’s mother says ‘justice isn’t even a word to me’ as ex-officer makes court appearance
The family of Daunte Wright the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday.
Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice would be enough.
“Unfortunately there’s never going to be justice for us,” she told reporters Thursday.
Would justice “bring our son home to us, knocking on the door with his big smile coming in the house, sitting down eating dinner with us, going out to lunch, playing with his one-year-old, almost-two-year-old son, giving them a kiss before he walks out the door,” she added. “So justice isn’t even a word to me.”
Daunte Wright s funeral to be held April 22 in Minneapolis
By Rose Semenov
(Daunte Wright family)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Ben Crump, the attorney representing the family of Daunte Wright, confirmed Wright s funeral will be held next week at a church in Minneapolis.
Wright died on Sunday after a Brooklyn Center police officer shot him with a handgun at a traffic stop. The officer resigned from her position and has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Families of George Floyd and Daunte Wright unite for news conference
Tuesday morning, the families of George Floyd and Daunte Wright gathered together to make their voices heard and call for justice in both cases.
Ex-cop attends online hearing, facing charge in fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright Share Updated: 4:57 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 By SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Hennepin County Sheriff s Office Former Officer Kim Potter
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 4:57 PM CDT Apr 15, 2021 By SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Daunte Wright s family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the white former police officer who fatally shot him, comparing her case to the murder charge brought against a Black officer who killed a white woman in nearby Minneapolis.Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter in Sunday s shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop. The former police chief in Brooklyn Center, a majority nonwhite suburb, said Potter mistakenly fired her handgun when she meant to use h
Daunte Wright s family calls for highest accountability for ex-officer
By FOX 9 Staff article
Naisha Wright, the aunt of Daunte Wright who was fatally shot by police, holds up images of a Taser and a handgun at a press conference.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Members of Daunte Wright s family stood alongside their attorney Thursday afternoon calling for accountability and the conviction of the former officer charged in Wright s death.
Ex-Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter after she fatally shooting Wright at a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon. Body camera video shows she shouted, Taser, Taser, Taser, and fired her handgun instead of her Taser. Wright died at the scene.