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A suburban Minneapolis police officer apparently drew her gun by mistake, instead of her Taser, when she shot a young Black man to death during a traffic stop, a police chief said on Monday, hours before a second night of unrest sparked by the killing.
Kalamazoo, MI, USA / WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo | 590 AM · 106.9 FM Apr 13, 2021 11:06 AM (Reuters) - Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop on Sunday, was kind, liked basketball and had a tight-knit family, according to media interviews with his relatives. Wright's mother, Katie Wright, told ABC News on Tuesday that her son was an "amazing, loving kid" who "had a big heart," loved his sisters and brothers and enjoyed playing basketball with his young son. "He had a 2-year-old son that's no...
Daunte Wright shooting: Live update from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota By FOX 9 Staff (Daunte Wright family) (FOX 9) - The City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota is holding a news conference at city hall to provide an update on the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter. Watch live at at fox9.com/live or tap the player below to join the stream. The shooting of Daunte Wright has led to multiple days of protests, violence and looting in the Twin Cities metro. The shooting comes in the middle of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek C...
Protesters braving a steady downpour and defying a curfew ordered by Governor Tim Walz clashed with police in riot gear as darkness in Minnesota.
The shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, appeared to result from an officer mistakenly opening fire with her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop, the city's police chief said.