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Wright's mother Katie describes the last phone call with her son before he was shot by a Brooklyn Center police officer Sunday afternoon.

Created: April 13, 2021 06:12 PM The family of Daunte Wright met the family of George Floyd in Minneapolis before an emotional news conference Tuesday. George Floyd's brothers and girlfriend had exited the courthouse during a lunch break in the Derek Chauvin trial. The families prayed together, alongside other families impacted by police encounters, including loved ones of Emmet Till, Jamar Clark and Justin Teigen. "To the world, I simply say, damn again? And when I say 'damn again,' I mean another black man or woman killed at the hands of the police using excessive force," Brandon...

‘I Never Imagined This’: Daunte Wright’s Family Calls For Accountability By Becky Sullivan  April 13, 2021 In their first public press conference, the family of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man shot and killed by police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., expressed grief and anger, called for accountability, and questioned why police felt the need to use any force on their son. Katie Wright, Daunte’s mother, recounted the phone call she had with her son when he called to ask for advice after police pulled him over. She said he told her he’d been pulled over due to air fresheners ha...

George Floyd and Daunte Wright share a tragic connection Li Cohen © Credit: CBSNews my-post-2021-04-13t213850-422.png Daunte Wright and George Floyd share a lot in common, though the two men never met. Both were Black fathers killed by police. Both were in the Minneapolis area. And on Tuesday, it was revealed that the two men had a more personal connection: Floyd's girlfriend Courteney Ross was Wright's former teacher.  Wright's aunt, Naisha Wright, revealed the connection at a press conference alongside Floyd's family and attorney Ben Crump on Tuesday. "My nephew was 20 y...

The resignation of officer Kim Potter, a veteran with 26 years of service, “came amid a chaotic 24 hours” in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis during which police chief Tim Gannon also resigned and “the City Council fired the city manager”, transferring “control of the police department to the mayor”, The Washington Post reports.  Outside Brooklyn Center Police Department, “law enforcement moved in with heavy force against hundreds of protesters” who gathered at the police station for a third night to protest at the killing, The Minneapolis Star Tribune says. “As night fell, an ...