Daunte Wright's mother Katie Wright said Tuesday that she wants to see "justice served" after her 20-year-old son was killed by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.. [62][100], City manager Curt Boganey, speaking at an April 12 press conference of Brooklyn Center officials, said, "All employees working for the city of Brooklyn Center are entitled to due process with respect to discipline. [152] In 2019, a scuffle in a jail cell led to another accidental shooting by a backup officer in New Hope, Pennsylvania. [49] After the crowd moved to outside a police precinct, the police announced that the gathering was an unlawful assembly, and threatened arrest for anyone who did not leave. She said her son had been killed by police. [10] He worked in retail and fast-food jobs to support his almost-two-year-old son, and had enrolled in a vocational school. Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old living in Minneapolis, having recently moved there from Chicago. [30], Wright's mother talked about seeing her son's body over FaceTime at a press conference on April 13. Continuing the couple's explanation on Good Morning America, Katie said that she actually was on the phone with Daunte when the situation transpired. [157], Local officials in Minnesota called for measures to better distinguish Tasers and firearms, as part of comprehensive police reform. [29] Potter then discharged her firearm, instead of her Taser, a single time using her right hand, and subsequently said, "Oh shit, I just shot him. But he was so much more, his mother stressed. Crime. Taser! Wright's family said he told them he had been pulled over for having an air freshener dangling from his mirror, allegedly blocking his view. [60] In media interviews, Wright's family thanked people for protesting and advocating for justice and encouraged people to protest peacefully. [66], The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) launched an investigation into the killing of Wright on April 12, per standard procedure, and released Potter's name as the officer who shot Wright. "[105] Referring to controversy surrounding traffic stops due to small objects dangling from rear-view mirrors,[26] the American Civil Liberties Union said it had "deep concerns that police here appear to have used dangling air fresheners as an excuse for making a pretextual stop, something police do all too often to target Black people. Now, they're speaking out on his behalf. I just shot him, she said in the video, adding, I grabbed the wrong f**king gun, and I shot him.. [144], On April 12, 2021, Wright's family hired civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. Did you encounter any technical issues? 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 . via Facebook . We had our hearts pulled out of our chests. The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier this year, spoke out after a former officer was convicted of manslaughter . He worked in retail and fast-food jobs to support his . I never imagined this is what was going to happen. Ex-cop Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright, shooting him when she thought she was firing her Taser. ", "I lost my son, he's never coming back," Daunte Wright's father, Aubrey Wright, told ABC News' Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview Tuesday on "Good Morning America. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Potter can be heard repeatedly yelling, Taser before she shot Wright with her handgun. [20] The city settled the lawsuit with Albrecht-Payton in 2023 for $350,000. "This officer has been on the force for 26 years. "There was a lot of chanting youth out there," Toshira Garraway of Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence said, referring to the protests on Sunday and Monday. "However, the officer drew their handgun instead of their Taser," Gannon told reporters. $303,114 of the programs' budget came from eliminating three police officer positions. The trial for the police officer . "[98], Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said at an April 12 press conference, "I have watched the video myself, and there is nothing I can say to lessen the pain of Mr. Wright's family, friends loved ones of that feeling of loss they must have. Katie Bryant, Daunte Wright's mom, looks at the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, in Minneapolis, after jurors found former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter in the death of motorist Daunte Wright. "I heard scuffling . "[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. [16][27] The trainee officer approached the driver's side door and the supervisor approached the passenger's side door. In Brooklyn Center, the city council passed an ordinance in May 2021 named after Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler, another Black man who had been killed in an encounter with city police prior to Wright. Daunte Wright is seen here in an undated file photo. 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. "She pointed the phone toward the driver's seat, and my son was laying there, unresponsive. "I tried to call back three, four times, and the girl that was with him answered the phone, and she said that they shot him and he was lying in the driver's seat unresponsive," Katie explained during the interview, adding, "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. Daunte Wright's parents are speaking out after the 20-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer during a Minnesota traffic stop Sunday. Kelly Bryant, Daunte Wright's aunt, has started a GoFundMe page to cover her nephew's funeral costs. [1][14][15][16][17] She had worked for the department since 1995, shortly after finishing Saint Mary's University of Minnesota a year prior in 1994. [21][154], The killing of Daunte Wright led to several changes in policing policies in Brooklyn Center and elsewhere. [22] The trainee officer returned to his squad car. She shuddered with grief, held by members of her family. 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. [126], The Minnesota Attorney General's office served as the prosecution with Matthew Frank, an assistant attorney general, as the lead prosecutor. It wouldn't happen in any other community. Senator Amy Klobuchar, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar attended the service. To that or any other troubles in Wright's life, family members said at the event that it didn't paint a fair picture of a young man who brought joy to their lives. [30][28][27], Police body camera footage showed Potter, her supervisor, and the trainee officer approaching the car. That never happened. Daunte Wright's parents, Aubrey and Katie speak to "Good Morning America," April 13, 2021. ", This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 15:03. 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[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. ", President Joe Biden on Monday also called for "peace" and "calm. 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. Daunte Wright's killing has sparked demonstrations -- some violent -- in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Portland, New York and other cities. [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. He planned to get his GED and workedto support his son, Daunte Jr. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled early Daunte's cause of death was a gunshot wound and is considered a homicide. FILE- The family of Daunte Wright attend a rally and march organized by families who were victims of police brutality in in St. Paul, Minn.,Monday, May 24, 2021. "We liked to shoot Roman candles at each other. Beyond that, they gave very clear details about their knowledge of what transpired since Katie was on the phone with him as it all occurred. ", "The fact that this could happen even as the city of Minneapolis is going through the trial of Derek Chauvin and reliving the heart-wrenching murder of George Floyd indicates not just how important it is to conduct a full and transparent investigation, but also just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country," the Obamas said. It's important to conduct a full and transparent investigation, but this is also a reminder of just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country. "[152] Though that officer was charged, a judge dismissed the charges. Daunte Wright (credit: The Wright Family) The victim's mother, Katie Wright, spoke to a crowd gathered at the scene of the incident Sunday evening. [120] People also placed memorials for Wright at the location he was shot and the location where he was pronounced dead. 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. 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. Helit up the room,and I just need everyone to know that he was my life, he was my sonand I can never get that back.". That was the last time I heard from my son, and I have had no explanation since then.". "They were his friends. [76] The City of Brooklyn Center settled the lawsuit on June 21, 2022. She had no idea it would be the last time she would speak with her son. The events led to several changes in Taser policies, in Brooklyn Center and elsewhere in the United States. [13][143] Chu expressed that it was "one of the saddest cases Ive had on my 20 years on the bench". Family and friends of Daunte Wright, 20, grieve after they say he was shot and killed by police on 11 April 2021 in Brooklyn Center (AP) The death of a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright , in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Sunday has sparked protests against the police even as tensions were already running high due to the murder trial of a . We are asking the protesters to continue to be peaceful and that peaceful protesters are not dealt with with force. We mourn with Daunte Wright's family as another Black man's life is lost at the hands of law enforcement. Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old living in Minneapolis, having recently moved there from Chicago. The settlement in Wrights case also calls for training related to traffic stops for equipment violations that do not interfere with the safety of the driver, passenger or members of the community, according to familys attorneys. 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. Daunte Wright has been remembered by friends as upbeat and gregarious, someone who loved to play basketball and was a supportive father to his son, Daunte Jr., who was a year old when Mr. Wright . "I said, 'Well, take them down,'" she recalled, saying the police were also asking about proof of insurance and that she wanted to speak with the officers to give the information by phone. And I'm just so messed up about it because I feel like they stole my son's dad from him. Wright provided his name but did not have a driver's license or proof-of-insurance card. ", "I tried to call back three, four times and the girl that was with him answered the phone and she said that they shot him and he was lying in the driver's seat unresponsive," the mother recalled, with tears streaming down her face. Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright, Daunte's parents, spoke to Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Tuesday. Wright Family Wright's aunt, Nyesha Wright, told reporters Tuesday that she hopes officials hold Potter "at the highest extent of the law." In the wake of Daunte Wright's tragic death during an interaction with Minnesota police officers, his parents, Aubrey and Katie Wright, are unhappy with the police chief's claim that the circumstances resulting in the 20-year-old's death were "accidental." A female passenger in Daunte Wright's car sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital. 2023 Cable News Network. Whitaker claims that of the approximately $1,039,260 raised through the fund and managed by Crump's firm, "not one . 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. But the 20-year-old was shot to death by police Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn . As police attempted to take him into custody, Daunte Wright reentered the vehicle and one of the officers fired their weapon, striking him. Potter fatally shot Wright after initially pulling him over for an expired registration tag on his car. Wright, 20, was pulled over April 11, 2021, by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter for an expired tag and illegal air freshener, authorities have said. Daunte Wright was a living, breathing human being, who loved, and was loved by his family and friends," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wrote in a pre-sentencing filing. 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. [21] Wright, who was unarmed, began to resist arrest, struggled with the officers, broke free, and stepped back into his car. [78] Governor Tim Walz implemented another curfew in several counties spanning the night of April 12 through the morning of April 13 and deployed the Minnesota National Guard while Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency and a citywide curfew. We don't see these sort of things happening to white young people that we see happening over and over and over again to young, marginalized minorities. [50][51] Officers administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but Wright was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:18p.m.[52][49][53] Albrecht-Payton, the passenger in Wright's vehicle, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and no one in the other vehicle was injured. Daunte Wright's parents, Aubrey and Katie, listened at a rally to Amity Dimock, whose son Kobe Dimock-Heisler, was killed in 2019 by Brooklyn Center police. Daunte Wright is seen here in an undated file photo. Aubrey recalled the moment he learned about what happened to his son. [21][27] The trainee officer informed Wright that there was a warrant for his arrest. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is standing . Holy sh*t! 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I can't accept that.". [59][60] Potter was placed on administrative leave by the Brooklyn Center police pending further investigation. ", Potter can be heard in the video yelling, "Holy s---, I just shot him!". 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"It's about giving the same respect and consideration to people of color that we give to white American citizens. Daunte Wright was driving in Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles northwest of Minneapolis, when he was stopped by police on Sunday afternoon. Topline. "[12][56][57], On the morning of April 12, Brooklyn Center police chief Tim Gannon held a press conference and played a clip of the body camera footage. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott has said he "fully support[s] releasing the officer of her duties.". But that does not justify violence. Also under the settlement, a permanent memorial for Wright will be built at the existing Daunte Wright Memorial, according to the legal team. [74][75] Ali's resignation letter cited "vitriol" in public discourse about the case that made his job difficult. Potter resigned from the police department days after the shooting. He was ours.". [111] The Minnesota Vikings released a statement which said in part: "This avoidable situation is yet another tragic reminder of the drastic need for change in law enforcement. April 13, 2021 11:52 AM PT. "He was loved. The mother of Daunte Wright's son has filed a lawsuit against the family and lawyer Ben Crump over a $1m GoFundMe fundraiser. appreciated. Police said Monday that Wright had warrants out for his arrest and was stopped because he had expired plates. He came from a loving family and cared for his son, said aunt Naisha Wright. His family say that Wright, 20, was shot by police after . Updated He was just your average 20-year-old," Bryant said Tuesday after his family held a news conference in downtown Minneapolis to draw attention to the fatal shooting. The 20-year-old needed to get . We should listen to Daunte's mom who is calling for peace and calm. 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