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Broadcast that at the end of the day, regardless of the result of this, you can't bring back dante wright. that is the pain that this family will always have with them. and we noted that this is the holiday time. they are heading into christmas here, and one of the points where the mother in particular broke down in tears over closing arguments was when the prosecutor noted that dante would not be home for the holidays. and we spoke to some of those close to dante wright just before -- just after, i should say, this verdict was reached. i want you to take a listen. >> this is proof that the wo...

Father to speak a little later as well, as we also expect to hear from the prosecution. i want to show you a little of what happened here in minneapolis. you can see people that have pulled up with porportraits, th one with dante wright right in front. you see other places and names that have popped up. people feel whenever one of these come, it's not for this particular case but it's about so many other names and faces, especially black ones, that have come into these types of interactions with police. but when i talked about that roller coaster of emotions before it is a similar ending resul...

Derek chauvin, but the emotions here are very similar. many people feel this is vindication, and many are surprised she's in jail. >> minnesota is my home, and as we heard reverend al sharpton say at the funeral of dante wright, i remember when he decried the number of black men killed by police officers, particularly in the state of minnesota. it does feel, and i wonder if the community feels like more justice is being served at this point. >> yeah, poppy, and part of the reason that people have other faces here and you think about the heartbreak that many people feel, because i heard adrian ...

In brooklyn center, minnesota, daunte wright's hometown, changes it implemented will be big. very big. >> the motion passes 4-1. >> the resolution passed in may is to transform the way the city of 30,000 is policed. >> i truly believe if this was implemented prior to april 11, our son bwould still be with us today. >> reporter: councilwoman marquita butler is pushing for the massive overhaul. police would no longer answer mental health calls. >> when calls come around mental health, it would be routed to a different department to handle calls with trained professionals. trained professionals w...

Daunte wright instead of tazing him now stands convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter for his death. >> i find the defendant guilty. >> kimberly potter is to be sentenced mid-february. >> we want to thank community support, everybody out there who has supported us in this long fight of accountability. >> orlando's mom said she never got the accountability she wanted. he saw the officer's hand on a gun and he thought he was going to die. his gun was in his pocket and loaded. the officer was not found guilty of second-degree manslaughter back in 2017. >> he would have to face his crea...