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Daunte Wright 'Had a Smile That Was Worth a Million Dollars,' His Mother Says at His Funeral People 2 days ago Jeff Truesdell © Provided by People Stephen Maturen/Getty Daunte Wright's father Aubrey Wright, left, and mother Katie Wright, center, at his funeral April 22 Hundreds of people joined with Daunte Wright's family Tuesday to mourn the 20-year-old Black man and father, recalled by his mother as "truly amazing," who was fatally shot during a traffic stop by a suburban Minneapolis police officer last week as the nation was riveted to the nearby trial of another offic...

Posted: Apr 22, 2021 5:25 PM ET | Last Updated: April 23 The program for the funeral services of Daunte Wright is held by a mourner at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday.(John Minchillo/The Associated Press) Benjamin Crump, civil rights lawyer, and lawyer for the family of Daunte Wright, asked the hundreds of family, friends, politicians and spectators at a Minneapolis church to honour the 20-year-old shot by police by standing up and repeating the four words: Daunte Wright's life mattered. Delivering Wright's eulogy, as he did almost a year ago for Geor...

The Floyd case sparked protests in cities worldwide against police brutality. Bryant, 41, a gas station assistant manager from Hudson, Wis., credited protesters with supporting the family, especially her sister Katie Wright, Daunte Wright’s mother. “They’ve been by Katie’s side this whole time. That means a lot to us,” Bryant said after attending Wright’s viewing Wednesday. “I felt safe coming in here.” But she added, “I’ve never been to a funeral with AR-15s.” Bryant and other relatives wore T-shirts bearing a photo of Wright and his namesake 1-year-old son that read, �...

Police Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright During a Traffic Stop Stephen MaturenGetty Images Protests broke out in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday after police shot and killed a Black man, who has since been identified by family as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Below, what you need to know about what happened and how you can stand in solidarity with Wright and his family. What happened on April 11: On the afternoon of Sunday, April 11, a police officer in Brooklyn Center, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis, fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. According to the Tim Gannon sa...

Minneapolis mourning Daunte Wright after ex-cop is convicted of murdering George Floyd Molly Hennessy-Fiske © Provided by The LA Times Lawyer Benjamin Crump hugs Katie Wright, mother of Daunte Wright, during Wednesday's viewing for her son, who was killed by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Kelly Bryant arrived for nephew Daunte Wright’s viewing this week to find the church guarded by a dozen members of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters, a Black militia armed with AR-15-style rifles. It was just a day after a j...