Local demonstrators continue push for justice amid Daunte Wright's death
and last updated 2021-04-16 23:23:49-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Protesters gathered in Rosa Parks Circle on Friday to call for change following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota last weekend.
âDaunte Wright was someoneâs child, someoneâs boyfriend, a friend, and a father,â said Aly Bates, Justice for Black Lives president.
The young, Minneapolis-area man was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer last Saturday during a traffic stop.
Authorities described it as an accidental discharge that happened as they tried to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant after pulling him over for expired registration tags. His mother says he called her as the cops stopped him and told her it was because of an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror.