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news 'One of those kids everybody looked up to' A few years ago, high school mentor Jonathan Mason was asked by a young black pupil what he should do if he was ever pulled over by police. "If they pull you over, make sure your hands are on the top of the steering wheel, don't reach for anything," Mr Mason, speaking to the Associated Press, recalls telling the teenager. The boy, already jaded from seeing multiple cases of police brutality on the news, replied: "Man, why we gotta do all that just for people not to kill us?" This week that boy - Daunte Wright - was shot and killed by a police o...

Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad Tim Sullivan And Denise Lavoie Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  Ben Crump Law, PLLC. FILE - This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. shows Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop bya white suburban Minneapolis police officer on Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Ben Crump Law, PLLC. via AP) MINNEAPOLIS – A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over by police. “Make sure your hands are on top of the s...

Daunte Wright, killed by police, was known as a skinny, smiling young man who loved making people laugh and who, after becoming a father in his teens, relished the role of doting young dad, according to his family and friends.

BBC News Published image caption'I don't care what nobody got to say about him. He was loved.' A few years ago, high school mentor Jonathan Mason was asked by a young black pupil what he should do if he was ever pulled over by police. "If they pull you over, make sure your hands are on the top of the steering wheel, don't reach for anything," Mr Mason, speaking to the Associated Press, recalls telling the teenager. The boy, already jaded from seeing multiple cases of police brutality on the news, replied: "Man, why we gotta do all that just for people not to kill us?"

2021/04/15 12:17 FILE - This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. shows Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. Wright, 20, was killed du... FILE - This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. shows Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop by a white suburban Minneapolis police officer on Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Ben Crump Law, PLLC. via AP) This photo provided by Ben Crump Law, PLLC. shows Daunte Wright and his son Daunte Jr., at his first birthday...