Minnesota Democrats urge a halt to negotiations 'until the budget says Black lives matter'
Following the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center on Sunday, April 11, 2021, Minnesota Democrats say last summer's police reform laws did not go far enough.
Written By: Sarah Mearhoff
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Aveion Morgan, 19, center, and D'Andre Easton, 20, mourn Daunte Wright on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the site where his body laid on the ground after he was fatally shot by a Brooklyn Center police officer days before, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
ST. PAUL — Democratic lawmakers and activists are calling for the Legislature to turn its full attention to passing further police and criminal justice reforms after the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center this weekend.