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=== Daunte Wright ===
=== Daunte Wright ===
Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old African American man from [[Minneapolis]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by police|url=https://apnews.com/article/daunte-wright-shooting-minnesota-f70fb7fc4c205740507b7ec53d7315f0|access-date=2021-04-15|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Becky |last2=Romo |first2=Vanessa |title=Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With 'Accidental Discharge' Is Identified |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986458941/police-say-accidental-discharge-of-gun-led-to-daunte-wrights-death |website=NPR |publisher=npr.org |access-date=April 13, 2021 |language=en |date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> At the time of his death, Wright had a two-year-old son.<ref name="Crump, Independent 2021.04.13: reaction of Daunte Wright's parents">{{cite news |last1=Crump |first1=James |title=‘I can’t accept that’: Daunte Wright’s parents hit out at ‘mistake’ explanation for son’s death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/daunte-wright-death-parents-mistake-b1830833.html |access-date=14 April 2021 |publisher=The Independent |date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="NYT Abt DW">{{Cite news<!-- no author specified -->|date=2021-04-14|title=What to Know About the Death of Daunte Wright|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html|access-date=2021-04-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old African American man from [[Minneapolis]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by police|url=https://apnews.com/article/daunte-wright-shooting-minnesota-f70fb7fc4c205740507b7ec53d7315f0|access-date=2021-04-15|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Becky |last2=Romo |first2=Vanessa |title=Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With 'Accidental Discharge' Is Identified |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986458941/police-say-accidental-discharge-of-gun-led-to-daunte-wrights-death |website=NPR |publisher=npr.org |access-date=April 13, 2021 |language=en |date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> At the time of his death, Wright had a two-year-old son.<ref name="Crump, Independent 2021.04.13: reaction of Daunte Wright's parents">{{cite news |last1=Crump |first1=James |title=‘I can’t accept that’: Daunte Wright’s parents hit out at ‘mistake’ explanation for son’s death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/daunte-wright-death-parents-mistake-b1830833.html |access-date=14 April 2021 |publisher=The Independent |date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="NYT Abt DW">{{Cite news<!-- no author specified -->|date=2021-04-14|title=What to Know About the Death of Daunte Wright|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html|access-date=2021-04-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
At the time of his death, Wright was also facing criminal charges from a 2019 offense for first-degree felony aggravated robbery with a firearm. The statement of probable cause in the case alleged Wright assaulted and choked a woman before robbing her at gunpoint of $820. Wright was released from police custody for aggravated robbery charges after posting $100,000 bail.<ref name="Betz 2021"/><ref name="Porter 2021">{{cite web | last=Porter | first=Tom | title=Charges against Daunte Wright before his death have sparked anger and disinformation - here are the documents that explain what happened | website=Insider | date=2021-04-14 | url=https://www.insider.com/daunte-wright-details-of-charges-warrants-before-killed-by-police-2021-4 | access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref><ref>[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.245 Minnesota Statute 609.245 Aggravated Robbery] </ref>


=== Kimberly Potter ===
=== Kimberly Potter ===

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Killing of Daunte Wright
Part of the 2020–2021 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial justice protests and 2020–2021 United States racial unrest
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Location of the incident in Brooklyn Center.
DateApril 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)
Timec. 2:00 p.m. (CST)
LocationBrooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates45°04′09″N 93°20′28″W / 45.0692586°N 93.3410705°W / 45.0692586; -93.3410705
TypeShooting
DeathsDaunte Wright
AccusedKimberly Potter[1]
ChargesSecond-degree manslaughter
Shooting under investigation[2]

On April 11, 2021, Daunte Demetrius Wright,[3] a 20-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot by police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop and attempted arrest for an outstanding arrest warrant in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.[1][2][4][5][6] After a brief struggle with officers, Wright was shot, and then drove off but crashed his vehicle into another and hit a cement barrier. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[7]

The following day, police said that Potter meant to use her Taser but accidentally grabbed her gun instead, striking Wright with one shot to his chest.[8][9] Two days later, Potter and Brooklyn Center police chief Tim Gannon resigned from their positions,[10] and Potter fled her home after her address was leaked on social media.[11] On April 14, Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter,[12][13][14] arrested,[15][16] booked into the Hennepin County Jail,[17] and released on $100,000 bail.[17]

The shooting sparked protests in Brooklyn Center and renewed ongoing demonstrations against police brutality in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, leading to citywide and regional curfews.[18] Demonstrations have also spread to cities across the United States.[19]

People involved

Daunte Wright

Daunte Demetrius Wright was a 20-year-old African American man from Minneapolis.[20][21] At the time of his death, Wright had a two-year-old son.[22][23] At the time of his death, Wright was also facing criminal charges from a 2019 offense for first-degree felony aggravated robbery with a firearm. The statement of probable cause in the case alleged Wright assaulted and choked a woman before robbing her at gunpoint of $820. Wright was released from police custody for aggravated robbery charges after posting $100,000 bail.[4][24][25]

Kimberly Potter

At the time of the shooting, Kimberly Ann Potter, a White American woman, was a 48-year-old police officer in the Brooklyn Center Police Department.[1][6][26][27][28] She had worked for the department since 1995.[6][26]

Incident

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Traffic stop

At around 2:00 p.m. local time on April 11, 2021, Brooklyn Center police pulled over Wright on 63rd Avenue North;[29] officers said that they did so due because of the car's expired registration tag and the presence of an object hanging from the car's rearview mirror.[13] Officers ran Wright's name through a police database and learned that he had an open arrest warrant "after failing to appear in court on charges that he fled from officers and possessed a gun without a permit during an encounter with Minneapolis police in June".[4] Based on that information, police attempted to arrest him.[30][4]

A police body camera showed three officers approaching a white Buick LaCrosse. An officer on the driver's side opened a door and Wright stepped out of the car. Wright had his hands behind his back as an officer attempted to put on handcuffs. Officer Potter then approached Wright and the other officer.[27] Wright struggled with the officers, broke free, and got back behind the wheel of his vehicle. Potter said, "I'll tase you", and then yelled, "Taser! Taser! Taser!"[2][31] Instead of a taser, Potter then discharged her Glock 9 mm handgun a single time using her right hand,[32] and subsequently said, "Oh shit, I just shot him."[33][30][34][35] Potter was holding the gun for at least seven seconds before discharging it.[36] At the time of the shooting, Potter was field training another officer.[37]

Car crash

After being shot, Wright drove off; after driving about 470 feet (140 m), he collided with another vehicle near the intersection of 63rd Avenue North and Kathrene Drive.[38][39] Officers administered CPR, but Wright was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:18 p.m.[40][41] A female passenger in the vehicle, Wright's girlfriend, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries,[42] and no one in the other vehicle was injured.[43]

Autopsy

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office released a report on April 12 that determined the manner of death to be homicide[44] and concluded that Wright had "died of a gunshot wound of the chest."[7]

Brooklyn Center police response

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. According to him, Potter intended to use a taser on Wright but pulled out and discharged her gun instead.[45] Potter was placed on "standard administrative leave" by the Brooklyn Center police pending further investigation.[27][46]

On April 13, Potter and Gannon both submitted their resignations from the Brooklyn Center police department, with Potter's resignation effective immediately.[10][47] The Brooklyn Center City Council had recommended their firing during an emergency meeting on April 12.[48] In her resignation letter, Potter wrote to city officials: "I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately."[49]

State and county investigation

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) launched an investigation into the killing of Wright on April 12 per standard procedure,[27][30] and identified Potter as the officer who shot Wright.[45] In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the killing of Wright in Hennepin County was reviewed by the Washington County Attorney's Office per an agreement with metropolitan counties to handle officer-involved shootings.[27] Brooklyn Center Mike Elliott called on Governor Tim Walz to reassign the case to the office of Attorney General Keith Ellison.[50] 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.[26]

Arrest and charges

On April 14, Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter by the Washington County Attorney's Office,[13][12][13] pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 609.205, a felony offense entailing "culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk" that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years incarceration and/or a $20,000 fine.[32] The criminal complaint against Potter states that she caused Wright's death "by her culplable negligence," whereby she "created an unreasonable risk and consciously took a chance of causing death or great bodily harm" to Wright.[32]

After her indictment, Potter was arrested,[16] booked into the Hennepin County Jail, and released a few hours later after posting a $100,000 bail bond.[17] Potter briefly made her first court appearance via Zoom on April 15 before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu.[51] Potter is represented by Earl Gray, a Saint Paul-based attorney known for defending Thomas Lane and Jeronimo Yanez.[52]

Wright family's response

On April 12, Wright's family hired civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump.[53]

Reactions

Protests and unrest

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Vigil for Wright on April 11, 2021, down the road from where he was killed

Following the shooting, mourners and protesters gathered near the scene to demand justice for Wright.[54] Several protesters came from another rally organized by families of people who had been killed by police that occurred earlier in the day in nearby Saint Paul, Minnesota.[55] Police with riot control equipment attempted to restrain the crowd of several hundred people outside of a police precinct.[41] Some in the crowd became unruly, hurling projectiles such as rocks at officers. There was also looting, as more than 20 businesses were damaged in the riot, and police vehicles were vandalized.[41]

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott issued a citywide curfew until 6:00 a.m. the following morning and local schools were closed out of "an abundance of caution", according to Brooklyn Center Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Carly Baker,[56] with students instead attending virtually.[57] The National Guard was activated to assist with dispelling the violence.[58]

His mother, Katie Wright, pleaded for peace saying, "All the violence, if it keeps going it's only going to be about the violence. We need it to be about why my son got shot for no reason...We need to make sure it's about him and not about smashing police cars, because that's not going to bring my son back."[59]

On April 12, in reaction to the unrest, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz enacted a 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew throughout much of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region: in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, and Dakota counties.[60] Protesters and police clashed for the second night as police fired gas canisters and flash-bang grenades at protesters after the start of curfew. Some protesters, wearing gas masks, picked up smoke canisters and threw them back at police. About 40 arrests were made ranging from curfew violation to rioting.[61]

In an April 13 interview with ABC News anchor Robin Roberts, both of Wright's parents, Katie and Aubrey Wright, thanked people for protesting and advocated again for people to continue doing so peacefully.[62]

Public officials

Protesters gather near the location in Brooklyn Center where Wright died, on evening of April 11, 2021

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said in a tweet the evening of April 11, "The officer shooting in Brooklyn Center today is tragic. We are asking the protesters to continue to be peaceful and that peaceful protesters are not dealt with with force."[63] Elliott said on April 12 that Potter should be fired.[26]

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said in a tweet at 10:00 p.m. on April 11, "I am closely monitoring the situation in Brooklyn Center. Gwen and I are praying for Daunte Wright’s family as our state mourns another life of a Black man taken by law enforcement."[63]

Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota said on the morning of April 12, "A difficult night in Minnesota. We mourn with Daunte Wright's family as another Black man's life is lost at the hands of law enforcement."[63]

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. That pain is shared by the community and all those involved in the incident." On April 13, Gannon announced his resignation, alongside that of Potter.[10][64]

City manager Curt Boganey, speaking at a BCPD press conference: "All employees working for the city of Brooklyn Center are entitled to due process with respect to discipline."[65] The same day, the Brooklyn Center City Council gave Mayor Elliott command authority over the city police force and Boganey was fired.[66]

President Joe Biden said about the incident and unrest, "Peaceful protest is understandable. And the fact is that we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in Black community in that environment is real – it's serious, and it's consequential. But that does not justify violence. We should listen to Daunte's mom who is calling for peace and calm."[67] Vice President Kamala Harris said "Daunte's family...needs answers" on Twitter.[44]

Public figures and institutions

Protest at Brooklyn Center police station, April 12, 2021

The NAACP released a statement saying "Whether it be carelessness and negligence, or a blatant modern-day lynching, the result is the same. Another Black man has died at the hands of police."[68]

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."[69][70]

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. 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."[71]

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."[72]

Al Sharpton said: "You can die for having expired tags or for a phony 20 dollar bill or you may have not even known was a phony 20 dollar bill. It wouldn't happen in any other community."[73]

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 the Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center and the Timberwolves postponed their game in the Minneapolis Target Center.[74] 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."[75] 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."[76]

Family

Soon after the incident, Wright's mother spoke with reporters and said her son had phoned her during the traffic stop. 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 had been pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rear-view mirror, which is illegal in Minnesota.[30]

Wright's mother talked about seeing her son's body over FaceTime at a press conference on April 13.[77] George Floyd's girlfriend, who was also one of Wright's former teachers, attended the press conference for support. Relatives of at least six black men killed by the police and a family member of Emmett Till were also present.[78]

Earlier that day, both parents appeared on Good Morning America, his father saying: "I lost my son, he's never coming back...I can't accept that -- a mistake, that doesn't even sound right," he added. "This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I can't accept that."[78][79]

Aftermath

Wright's death was one of several instances where a police officer accidentally fired a handgun when they meant to draw and discharge a taser instead, such as the 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant in California, the 2015 shooting of Eric Harris in Oklahoma, a 2018 shooting in Kansas, and a 2019 shooting in Pennsylvania. Local officials called for measures to better distinguish the two as part of comprehensive police reform.[80]

See also

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