Expert witnesses for the defense testified that Potter had the legal authority to fire either a gun or Taser. During the stop, police learned Wright had an outstanding warrant; when Potter and a trainee officer attempted to arrest him, Wright tried to drive off. "[84] Elliott said on April 12 that Potter should be fired. ABC News' Alexandra Faul, Sabina Ghebremedhin, Will Gretsky, Will McDuffie, Molly Nagle, Stephanie Ramos and Matt Stone contributed to this report. Courtesy Wright 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. The family and their lawyers have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for Wright's funeral and burial expenses, as well as support to Daunte's son, Daunte Wright, Jr., 2, "and to help the Wright . ", Potter can be heard in the video yelling, "Holy s---, I just shot him!". 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The former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer charged in the killing of Daunte Wright made her first appearance in court Thursday as members of the Wright family continued their call for . 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. Daunte Wright was the kind of person friends and family said they could always count on. Wright Family Wright's aunt, Nyesha Wright, told reporters Tuesday that she hopes officials hold Potter "at the highest extent of the law." "[139] Potter, during her statement prior to the sentencing being read, apologized to Wright's family and to the community of Brooklyn Center, saying Wright "is not more than one thought away from my heart, and I have no right for that, for him to be in my heart. Offers may be subject to change without notice. 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. [84] There were also reports of looting, damaged property, and vandalized police vehicles. Continuing the couple's explanation on Good Morning America, Katie said that she actually was on the phone with Daunte when the situation transpired. [13][143] Chu expressed that it was "one of the saddest cases Ive had on my 20 years on the bench". Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump -- who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and more -- is one of the lawyers representing the Wright family and said that fatal encounters between police and people of color will only stop "when we start treating each other all the same. "[152] Though that officer was charged, a judge dismissed the charges. Potter is required to serve two-thirds of her two-year sentence in prison, or 16 months, according to state law. "We had our hearts pulled out of our chests," the mother said. [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. The family of Daunte Wright on Tuesday dismissed the initial conclusion by police that his fatal shooting by an officer who fired her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop was an accident. ", She went on to maintain that she was unsure why the officers escalated the situation and highlighted her son's fear of police. "[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. Discovery Company. [132][133], Opening statements in the trial began on December 8. Wright family attorneys Benjamin Crump and . ", "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. 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. He was ours.". 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? RELATED: Daunte Wright's family, Brooklyn Center reach $3.25 million settlement. The family of Daunte Wright said they felt "cheated" of justice on Friday after the white former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter received just 24 months in prison for the manslaughter of . [22] They were on their way to a car wash.[20][23] Kimberly Potter was a passenger in a patrol car with a trainee officer who observed Wright's vehicle signaling a right turn while it was in a left-turning lane. [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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But right now, were going to accept accountability, and were thankful for that.. Daunte Wright was driving in Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles northwest of Minneapolis, when he was stopped by police on Sunday afternoon. Wright played basketball in high school, but according to his father, he dropped out due to a learning disability about two years before the shooting. [24] The trainee officer on the driver's side attempted to prevent Wright from obtaining control of the steering wheel. [31], After several moments, Potter approached Wright and the trainee and unsnapped her handgun holster. I just shot somebody. She . [69][70] Potter briefly made her first court appearance via Zoom on April 15 before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu. [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. 2. Wright. [56], The NAACP released a statement saying "Whether it be carelessness and negligence, or a blatant modern-day lynching, the result is the same. 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." Now, they're speaking out on his behalf. He was ason, he was a brother, he was anuncle, he was a father, he was a grandson, Katie Wright,told reporters at a Monday night vigil. [143] In explaining her sentencing decision, Chu said the case was unusual, and that Potter made a "tragic mistake" of thinking that she drew her taser instead of her firearm while in a chaotic situation. Naisha Wright called her nephew's death "murder" and demanded that the officer be held to the "highest" standard in the law. "This officer has been on the force for 26 years. Aubrey recalled the moment he learned about what happened to his son. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. [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. [113], Chuck Valleau, head of the Brooklyn Center police union, said, "The death of Daunte Wright is terrible. [74][75] Ali's resignation letter cited "vitriol" in public discourse about the case that made his job difficult. 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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. "However, the officer drew their handgun instead of their Taser," Gannon told reporters. ", Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama issued a statement Tuesday, saying they "empathize with the pain that Black mothers, fathers, and children are feeling after yet another senseless tragedy. [13] To pursue a longer sentence than what is typical requires the prosecution to demonstrate Blakely factors, or elements of a crime which make it particularly egregious. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. She said he told her that police had pulled him over due to air fresheners hanging in his rear view mirror. I just shot him, she said in the video, adding, I grabbed the wrong f**king gun, and I shot him.. In attendance were relatives of Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and Oscar GrantBlack Americans who had been killed by police over the past dozen yearsand the family of Emmett Till, a Black American who was lynched in 1955. If Potter is convicted of killing Daunte, LeMay said, 'at least his parents will get . Daunte Wright and an accomplice allegedly carjacked 20-year-old Joshua Hodges on March 21. He's afraid of the police, and I just seen and heard the fear in his voice, but I don't know why and it should have never escalated the way it did.". [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. [18][15], Alayna Albrecht-Payton, a 20-year-old resident of Saint Paul, Minnesota,[19] and Wright's girlfriend, was sitting in the passenger's seat of the vehicle and was injured in the crash. 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. "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 Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting. Daunte Wright was working on 'straightening his life out' for his son, his family told Insider. [59][60] Potter was placed on administrative leave by the Brooklyn Center police pending further investigation. Officers administered CPR, but were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Eric Ferkenhoff is the Midwest Criminal Justice Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. "We liked to shoot Roman candles at each other. As a freshman at Thomas Edison High . But the 20-year-old was shot to death by police Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn . [139] She continued, "I'll never be able to forgive you for what you've stolen from us. Janet Rupert, who works the night shift in a local intensive care unit. [60] In media interviews, Wright's family thanked people for protesting and advocating for justice and encouraged people to protest peacefully. 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 . The trial for the police officer . 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.". Chu also said her revised ruling was unrelated to a November 6 demonstration that occurred outside a house that protesters believed was Chu's. ", "They could have given him a ticket, given him a notice to show up. "I know my son was scared. "[109], Al Sharpton said: "You can die for having expired tags or for a phony 20 dollar bill or you may have not even known it was a phony 20 dollar bill. ", The parents said they want to see "justice served" and the officer who shot their son "held accountable for everything that she's taken from us." [119][50] The sculpture had been displayed previously at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, but it was replaced there by a version made of metal. ", "She was a training officer and so it's not about training, it's about implicit bias," Crump said on "GMA" during Tuesday's exclusive interview. The shooting sparked protests in Brooklyn Center and renewed ongoing demonstrations against police shootings in the MinneapolisSaint Paul metropolitan area, leading to citywide and regional curfews. ", "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. Under the policy, police officers would still be able to make an arrest if an offender posed a safety threat. According to a civil lawsuit filed Monday in Hennepin County, Chyna Whitaker says Wright's parents and attorney Ben . Now, they're speaking out on his behalf. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. "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. [10][11][12][13], At the time of the shooting, Kimberly Ann Potter, a White woman from Champlin, Minnesota (born June 18, 1972), was a 48-year-old police officer in the Brooklyn Center Police Department, and a mother of two sons. 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. [150] The Bucks County, Pennsylvania District Attorney declined to press charges against the officer, saying state law excused the officer's conduct from criminal prosecution because of his "honest but mistaken" belief he was firing his Taser when he shot the wounded prisoner. Daunte Wright's family mourns a young man killed by police. But just like in George Floyd -- they could have given him a ticket -- they used the most force when it comes to dealing with marginalized minorities," he added. "And we can't have these two Americas -- one where we treat Black Americans different from white Americans in policing.". Speaking . 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 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. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much 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. Justice is beyond the reach that we have in this life for Daunte. [95][96], Protest demonstrations resumed during the trial of Kimberly Potter in late 2021. ", "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. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott has said he "fully support[s] releasing the officer of her duties.". She explained that her son told her he had air freshener hanging from his mirror, which can draw a traffic ticket in Minnesota. She said her son had been killed by police. 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. A person lights candles at a vigil for Daunte Wright in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, 2021. The family of Daunte Wright says the conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter in Wright's death is a "bittersweet" moment ahead of the Christmas holiday, when "what we'll be able . Whitaker claims that of the approximately $1,039,260 raised through the fund and managed by Crump's firm, "not one . Potter said she meant to use her service Taser, shouting "Taser! Potter resigned from the police department days after the shooting. "[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". [152] In 2019, a scuffle in a jail cell led to another accidental shooting by a backup officer in New Hope, Pennsylvania. appreciated. My thoughts are also with Ms. Potter today. The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a white Minnesota police officer that superiors say mistook her handgun for a Taser, said on Tuesday they "could not accept . [153] In both cases, the officers shouted "Taser" before firing. "He was loved. 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. ", I miss him so much already, and it's onlybeen a day, Katie Wright said at Monday's vigil. Taser! [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. [86][87] The next day, April 12, protests spread to nearby locations in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area and then to other cities in the United States. 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.. People mourned at a vigil for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb. He was my baby. Another shows Wright, wearing a COVID-19 face mask and his son wearing a bib with the inscription . [115] The girlfriend of George Floyd was also one of Wright's former teachers, and attended the press conference for support. 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 city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was killed by police during a traffic stop last year, attorneys for his family said. His death, ruled a homicide,has raised questions in a region already at the epicenter of protests and promises of police reform amid the killing of Black men by police in the United States. Mr Wright, an unarmed father of a two-year-old, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Centre officer Kimberly Potter, a veteran of 26 years of the force, on Sunday afternoon while driving with his girlfriend. [15][26], On April 14, Potter was charged by the Washington County Attorney's Office with second-degree manslaughter, 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. [150] In August 2021, Minneapolis, Minnesota, police announced they would not make traffic stops for minor infractions, such as expired vehicle tabs or having objects hanging on mirrors. 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I never imagined this is what was going to happen. "But it doesnt -- will not justify violence and/or looting. [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. A Warner Bros. [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 GoFundMe page was . Three of four seconds went by. [21], On April 11, 2021, Wright was driving with his girlfriend in a white 2011 Buick LaCrosse that was registered to his brother. 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." 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