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Members of Daunte Wright s family visit a memorial site near the place he was killed on April 14, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS The funeral for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, will be held at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church on Bryant Avene in Minneapolis, according to a news report.
The funeral will take place on April 22 at 12 p.m., FOX 9 reported. It s not yet known if the service will be open to the public.
Rev. Al Sharpton, whose National Action Network group is paying for the funeral expenses, will give a eulogy at the funeral.
California Representative Maxine Waters appeared on the Brooklyn Center protest on Saturday We gotta stay on the street, Waters said, encouraging protesters to ignore the night s curfew
She also talked about previous botched attempts at police reform and how she wants to see Derek Chauvin receive a guilty verdict in his trial, which is set for closing arguments on Monday
Earlier on Saturday, protesters marched to the house of Pete Orput, the man responsible for the second-degree manslaughter charges being faced by former police officer Kimberly Potter
There were clashes between protesters and police on Friday night, with cops deploying pepper spray
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Originally published on April 15, 2021 6:23 pm
The former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer charged in the killing of Daunte Wright made her first appearance in court Thursday as members of the Wright family continued their call for consequences.
Police officials have said Kim Potter, a 48-year-old white woman, mistook her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, on Sunday. In body camera footage, Potter can be heard yelling Taser! just before shooting him.
The Washington County Attorney s Office has charged Potter with second-degree manslaughter. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Potter was arrested Wednesday and released later that day after posting a $100,000 bond.
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Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Makes First Court Appearance In Manslaughter Case By
at 2:04 pm NPR
The former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer charged with killing Daunte Wright made her first appearance in court, as the Wright family continued their call for consequences.
Police officials have said Kim Potter, a 48-year-old white woman, mistook her handgun for her Taser when she shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, last Sunday. In body camera footage, Potter can be heard yelling Taser! just before shooting him.
The Washington County Attorney s office has charged Potter with second-degree manslaughter. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Potter was arrested Wednesday and released later that day after posting a $100,000 bond.