Daunte Wright's Family Settles Police Shooting With $3.25 Million (Unpublished)
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On April 11, 2021 Daunte Wright was shot and killed by police during a routine traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
The police officer on duty was Kim Potter, a 26-year police veteran. Potter pulled Wright over because of expired tags and an illegal air freshener. After getting Wright's information she and her accompanying officer learned that Daunte Wright had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The two officers devised a plan to arrest him on the spot. Wright took matters into his own hands and tried to drive off. Two painful decisions led to Daunte Wright's death. As Wright was trying to drive away, Potter pulled out her pistol and shot Daunte Wright dead.
During the proceedings of Kim Potter's trial, she claims she mistook her pistol for her taser. Kim Potter pleaded that she was not guilty. In late December 2021, she was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter. She is now serving two years in prison for the act. Daunte Wright's shooting was amid Derek Chuavin's trial for the murder of George Floyd, in the same state of Minnesota. Chauvin was also later convicted of murder Protests and a national call to end police brutality struck the nation during the pandemic quarantine.
As of Wednesday morning, another chapter in the police brutality cases of 2020 comes to an end.
The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright. The deal came to a conclusion with added changes in policing and training policies that hope to make a change in the city. The Wright family attorneys also revealed that fundamental changes are expected to include training on police intervention, implicit bias, weapons confusion, de-escalation as well as how to handle situations arising during mental health crises. The settlement also includes a permanent memorial for Wright to be built at the existing Daunte Wright Memorial in Brooklyn Center.
Co-counsel Jeff Storms for the Wright Family believes there still isn't "true justice" for Daunte's family.
There is no true justice for the Wrights because Daunte is never coming home.
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.
Daunte Wright was 20 years of age.
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