"But it doesnt -- will not justify violence and/or looting. Shortly after Wrights death, the Brooklyn Center Police Department released video of how the traffic stop unfolded. "[106][107], Former President Barack Obama said of the incident, "Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man, Daunte Wright, at the hands of police. "I can't accept that a mistake, that doesn't even sound right," Aubrey said of the police's explanation regarding his son's death. [122] Walz issued a Minnesota proclamation that declared a moment of silence to coincide with the 12 p.m. start of the funeral. Wright. "They were his friends. According to Brooklyn Center Police Chief . [80] Officers with riot control equipment arrived, formed, a line, and moved in when demonstrators began climbing on police vehicles and throwing bricks. The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, said they "can't accept" the notion that their son's . He's afraid of the police, and I just seen and heard the fear in his voice," she added. Floyd had been murdered during an arrest by Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis police department on May 25, 2020. Daunte Wright was driving in Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles northwest of Minneapolis, when he was stopped by police on Sunday afternoon. On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop and attempted arrest for an outstanding warrant in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States. "I know my son was scared. Police said Monday that Wright had warrants out for his arrest and was stopped because he had expired plates. [16][61], On April 13, Potter and Gannon submitted their resignations from the Brooklyn Center police department, with Potter's resignation stating it was in the "best interest of the community" and effective immediately. The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, said they "can't accept" the notion that their son's killing was "a mistake." "I lost my son, he's never coming back," Daunte Wright's father, Aubrey Wright, told ABC News' Robin Roberts in an exclusive . A GoFundMe has been set up by his family . The city agreed to pay $3.25 million to Wright's family, the third largest civil rights wrongful death settlement in Minnesota, and the largest outside of Minneapolis. A person lights candles at a vigil for Daunte Wright in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, 2021. "This officer has been on the force for 26 years. [22] The trainee officer returned to his squad car. "[112] At their game back on April 13, the Timberwolves and the visiting Brooklyn Nets observed a moment of silence for Daunte Wright before the game while most players wore shirts that read "With Liberty and Justice FOR ALL". ", President Joe Biden on Monday also called for "peace" and "calm. "I want to say thank you so much for the support and standing by us," Katie Wright said, "and making sure that my son's name doesn't get swept under the rug. Daunte Wright's parents have spoken out about their son's death, saying that they "can't accept" that his killing was "a mistake". We had our hearts pulled out of our chests. After a brief struggle with officers, Potter shot Wright in the chest once at close range. shows Daunte Wright and his son Daunte Jr., at his first birthday party. Frank was also the lead prosecutor for the trial of Derek Chauvin. [21][154], The killing of Daunte Wright led to several changes in policing policies in Brooklyn Center and elsewhere. The details surrounding the case are still . Engh and Gray were part of the legal defense fund supplied by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association. Another shows Wright, wearing a COVID-19 face mask and his son wearing a bib with the inscription . "[101] The same day, the Brooklyn Center City Council fired Boganey and gave Mayor Elliott command authority over the city police force[102][103], President Joe Biden said about the incident and unrest, "Peaceful protest is understandable. An attorney for the family of Daunte Wright said Thursday it would be "very difficult" for relatives to accept a claim by Minnesota police that the 20-year-old was shot and killed by . He was funny and had big dreams for his future. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Wright's family said at the scene that he was the father of a son, Daunte Wright Jr., who will turn 2 in July, Star Tribune reporter Kim Hyatt tweeted. "And then I heard an officer ask her to hang up the phone again and then after that, that's the last time I've seen my son. Hundreds have attended the funeral of Daunte Wright including George Floyd's family. She also lead the crowd in a quiet moment in honor of Daunte. Wright's family settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the City of Brooklyn Center on June 21, 2022, for $3.25 million. Officers and medical personnel "attempted life-saving measures" on Daunte Wright but he died at the scene, Gannon said. People involved Daunte Wright. The city of Brooklyn Center, Minn., has agreed to pay a $3.2 million settlement to the family of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic . The car door remained open while Wright put his hands behind his back and the trainee officer attempted to put on handcuffs. "[152] Though that officer was charged, a judge dismissed the charges. Discovery Company. "[108], Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis offered prayers and condolences to all parties concerned, adding: "While early indications point towards the shooting being accidental, I encourage allowing investigators from the [BCA] to complete a thorough investigation before coming to any personal judgments as to what occurred. Taser!" Just 10 miles away in Minneapolis, the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin is underway for the death of George Floyd last year. [113], Chuck Valleau, head of the Brooklyn Center police union, said, "The death of Daunte Wright is terrible. 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"[98], Minnesota Lt. [161], A broad public safety and police reform plan put forward by Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot in the aftermath of Wright's death became a source of political controversy as it ultimately failed to be enacted into law. ", "Peaceful protests, understandable, and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger pain and trauma that exists in the Back community, and that environment is real, it's serious, and it's consequential," Biden told reporters. He came from a loving family and cared for his son, said aunt Naisha Wright. [14][15] Potter, a field training officer, was training a new officer at the time of the incident. Ben Crump. Her lawsuit said she experienced permanent physical injuries and psychological distress. My thoughts are also with Ms. Potter today. [30][28][27], Police body camera footage showed Potter, her supervisor, and the trainee officer approaching the car. Earlier Monday at a press conference, the Brooklyn Center Police Department released body camera footage of the fatal encounter. Naisha Wright called her nephew's death "murder" and demanded that the officer be held to the "highest" standard in the law. The Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund seeks to raise funds to pay for the 20-year-old shooting victim's funeral and burial expenses, and for "mental health and grief counseling" for his family. Two days after the incident, Potter and Brooklyn Center police chief Tim Gannon resigned from their positions. [120] People also placed memorials for Wright at the location he was shot and the location where he was pronounced dead. We mourn with Daunte Wright's family as another Black man's life is lost at the hands of law enforcement. ", "I can't accept that -- a mistake, that doesn't even sound right," he added. 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[146][147], Alayna Albrecht-Payton, the passenger in Wright's vehicle during the incident on April 11, 2021, filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Brooklyn Center in mid 2022. "It's about giving the same respect and consideration to people of color that we give to white American citizens. 22 Apr, 2021 11:16 PM 5 minutes to read. As police attempted to take him into custody, Daunte Wright reentered the vehicle and one of the officers fired their weapon, striking him. The suburb's police station was barricaded behind concrete barriers and tall metal fencing, watched over by . Daunte Wright. That pain is shared by the community and all those involved in the incident. The family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot on Sunday by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., expressed grief and anger over his killing and recounted his final moments. All Rights Reserved. ", The mother described her son as "an amazing, loving kid" who "had a big heart," "bright" smile and "loved basketball. MINNEAPOLIS - Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in . "[110], Although earlier in the day the Minnesota Twins had issued a statement postponing their Target Field home game, after the announcement of the curfew, the Wild postponed their home game in Saint Paul's Xcel Energy Center and the Timberwolves postponed their game in the Minneapolis Target Center. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott has said he "fully support[s] releasing the officer of her duties.". She . Daunte Wright is seen here in an undated file photo. Facebook Daunte Wright. Wright Family Wright's aunt, Nyesha Wright, told reporters Tuesday that she hopes officials hold Potter "at the highest extent of the law." I tried calling it back to back to back, but I didn't know what was going on. Katie Wright said she got a call at 1:47 p.m. Sunday from her son while he was in the car with a girl getting pulled over by police "the worst day of my life," she said. Daunte Wright is seen here in an undated file photo. Im so sorry., Prosecutors argued accidents can be crimes if they happen due to recklessness or culpable negligence., Following the conviction, Wrights mother, Katie Bryant, told CNN, Justice would be Daunte being home. Wright then allegedly drove away in the victim's Honda Civic, while his accomplice fled in another vehicle. 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Im sorry it happened, she said after a prosecutor asked about her behavior following the shooting. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is standing . [59][60] Potter was placed on administrative leave by the Brooklyn Center police pending further investigation. "And then I heard scuffling and the girl that was with him screaming, and I heard an officer ask for them to hang up the phone and then I didn't hear anything else. She said she had overheard what sounded like a scuffle and an officer saying, "Daunte, don't run" before the phone hung up, and that her son said he had been pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rear-view mirror. [152] In 2019, a scuffle in a jail cell led to another accidental shooting by a backup officer in New Hope, Pennsylvania. ", She went on to maintain that she was unsure why the officers escalated the situation and highlighted her son's fear of police. ", Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters Tuesday that Daunte Wright "should be alive. Jurors on Thursday convicted Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Relatives of at least six Black men killed by the police and a family member of Emmett Till, who had been lynched in Money, Mississippi, in 1955, were also present. In an interview with Good Morning America, Daunte's parents explained very clearly what they thought about police ruling the situation that left their son dead a "mistake." Governor Peggy Flanagan said, "As a child advocate, I am grappling with the stark reality: Minnesota is a place where it is not safe to be Black. April 22, 2021 at 12:04 p.m. EDT. 'Stench of racism' in Daunte Wright's death. Daunte Wright's mother, Katie Wright, said after the sentencing that Potter "murdered my son," adding: "Today the justice system murdered him all over again." She also accused the judge of being taken in by "white woman's tears" after Potter cried during her pre-sentencing statement. Wright family attorneys Benjamin Crump and . A curfew was imposed in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota on Monday evening, and dozens of people were arrested amid riots overnight, according to Col. Matt Langer of the Minnesota State Patrol. Daunte Wright's mother, Katie Wright, told ABC News that her son had called her during the traffic stop. I can't accept that.". By Kim Bellware. I just shot somebody. The lawsuit also required the city to make changes to policing policies and improve office training, and to establish a permanent memorial to Wright at the site of a temporary one that emerged in the aftermath of his death. The officers initially pulled him over for an expired registration tag on his car but determined during the traffic stop that he had an outstanding gross misdemeanor warrant, according to Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon. Family and friends remembered Mr. Wright for his bright smile and outgoing demeanor, and as a dedicated father to a toddler, Daunte Jr., who was almost 2. Sophia Ankel and Joshua Zitser. We're not going to be able to do that anymoreI love you, Daunte," Greer said. Ryan Miller is a News NOW Reporter at USA TODAY, Daunte Wright: Mother speaks out at vigil, while protests continue. 0:30. [67] On April 13, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said he was planning to complete a "thorough yet expedited" review of potential criminal charges in the case. [21] Wright, who was unarmed, began to resist arrest, struggled with the officers, broke free, and stepped back into his car. [136][138], Potter's sentencing hearing was held on February 18, 2022. Justice is beyond the reach that we have in this life for Daunte. Apr 17, 2021, 7:47 AM. Law enforcement in Brooklyn Center established a heavily fortified barrier area and periodically clashed with demonstrators over several days. Wright Family A traffic stop quickly turned deadly Sunday when a white Minnesota police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black . At the news conference that also gathered George Floyd's family and other relativesof victims of police violence,Katie Wright spoke in soft tones as she recounted the last time she saw or spoke with her son, whom Garraway and family said was mentored at Thomas Edison High School in Minneapolis by Floyd's girlfriend, Courteney Ross. A guiding principle of our efforts was to strike a balance between holding Brooklyn Center accountable, while not undermining the financial stability of the city or limiting the services it provides.. [20] The city settled the lawsuit with Albrecht-Payton in 2023 for $350,000. [62][63][64] The Brooklyn Center City Council had recommended their firing during an emergency meeting on April 12. [151] After discharging her gun, startled, she yelled, "Oh, shit, I shot him. A fundraising page set up by the family of Brooklyn Center Police shooting victim Daunte Wright is approaching $250,000 in donations less than 24 hours after it was set up. [16][21] Potter, who was acting as a field training officer, initially stood back. Wright, a Black man whose car was stopped in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Sunday reportedly for an expired registration, and not far from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May, was shot and killed by an officer who police say mistook her service revolver for a Taser. She told him to take them down and to let her speak with police over the phone if they ask for his car insurance so she could give them the information. [95][96], Protest demonstrations resumed during the trial of Kimberly Potter in late 2021. When the people did not disperse, police fired tear gas, flashbangs, and rubber bullets. A person raises their fist during a funeral held for Daunte Wright at Shiloh . Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old living in Minneapolis, having recently moved there from Chicago. Minnesota police have pushed back against claims of knowledgeable use of excessive force, insisting that the responding officer intended to reach for a taser, not a gun. Three of four seconds went by. [150], In 2018, an officer coming to assist a policeman being assaulted during a traffic stop shot and wounded the arrestee in Lawrence, Kansas. 2023 Cable News Network. CousinMario Greer said Wright's favorite holiday was the Fourth of July. [16][30][59] In order to avoid conflicts of interest, although the incident took place in Hennepin County, it was reviewed by the Washington County Attorney's Office per an agreement with metropolitan counties to handle officer-involved shootings. [16][27] The trainee officer approached the driver's side door and the supervisor approached the passenger's side door. [75] Ali had been serving as the prosecution's Washington County co-counsel, with Orput, prior to the state Attorney General's office taking over the case. Daunte Wright's mother, . "My position is that we cannot afford to make mistakes that lead to the loss of life of other people in our profession," Elliott told reporters Monday. The 20-year-old needed to get . [49] The vehicle travelled for about 470 feet (140m) when it collided with another vehicle near the intersection of 63rd Avenue North and Kathrene Drive. A white police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, April 13, 2021 as did the city's police chief moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of . "But I don't know why and it should have never escalated the way it did. A female passenger in Daunte Wright's car sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital. Chyna Whitaker is the mother of a child fathered by Mr Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was killed by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, north of Minneapolis on 11 April 2021. He had a smile that was angelic. Wrightloved to goof around, play sports and drive the car he had just been given by a family member, relatives and family friendssaid at a news conference Tuesday. Daunte Wright was the kind of person friends and family said they could always count on. [123], Prosecutors filed the criminal case in Hennepin County District Court on April 14 as the State of Minnesota vs. Kimberly Potter. Potter testified in her defense, claiming that she mistook her gun for a Taser and admitting to fatally shooting Wright. [142] Despite initially arguing that the case had such factors which would justify a longer sentence, the prosecution stated in court on the day of the sentencing that the typical sentence would be appropriate. She had no idea it would be the last time she would speak with her son. And who are the other key players? . ", Potter can be heard in the video yelling, "Holy s---, I just shot him!". [134][135], After deliberating for 27 hours over four days, the jury found Potter guilty of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter on December 23. "[99] Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota said on the morning of April 12, "A difficult night in Minnesota. Did you encounter any technical issues? [68][35][31] The criminal complaint against Potter stated that she caused Wright's death "by her culpable negligence," whereby she "created an unreasonable risk and consciously took a chance of causing death or great bodily harm" to Wright. He was shot by officer Kimberly . [24] At 1:53p.m. local time, the trainee officer initiated a traffic stop of Wright's vehicle on 63rd Avenue North and called for backup. "[118], The evening of April 11, 2021, mourners and protesters held an evening vigil for Wright near the Brooklyn Center location were he was killed. Activists march towards the Multnomah County Sheriff's office during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on April 12, 2021 in Portland, Ore. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. There is no true justice for the Wrights because Daunte is never coming home, co-counsel Jeff Storms said in the statement. A day after Daunte Wright, 20, was shot dead during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop, family and friends remembered him as someone who enjoyed every joke, every laugh, every lively moment he created. The trial for the police officer . [127][131] Nine of the twelve jurors seated were White, similar to the demographics of Hennepin County, one was Black and two were Asian, with the jury evenly split between men and women. We are asking the protesters to continue to be peaceful and that peaceful protesters are not dealt with with force. Obama says he grieves with the family of Daunte Wright, makes call to 'reimagine policing and public safety' John L. Dorman 2021-04-13T15:04:52Z And so, the question is, how we, in an orderly way, make clear that they get down to a full-blown investigation to determine what the facts are, and what is likely to have happened? She shuddered with grief, held by members of her family. The mother of Daunte Wright's son has filed a lawsuit against the family and lawyer Ben Crump over a $1m GoFundMe fundraiser. . [16][32] She grabbed a piece of paper from the trainee with her right hand, then moved it to her left hand. 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