Amid grief for Daunte Wright, a firm resolve for lasting change
Amid grief for Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, a firm resolve for lasting change Mourners including the state s top political leaders filled a north Minneapolis church to honor a 20-year-man killed by Brooklyn Center police, and demand justice. April 22, 2021 10:23pm
Video (02:39) : Katie and Aubrey Wright, parents of Daunte Wright, spoke at the funeral for their son who was killed by police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. Text size Copy shortlink:
Mourners filled a north Minneapolis church Thursday to honor the life of 20-year-old Daunte Wright and demand justice for an ever-growing list of Black people who have lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement.
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The country and observers from around the world are on edge as closing arguments wrap up in the case of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, a Black man, in May last year.
The 12 jurors deliberating the case against Chauvin will have three counts to consider. He s been charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Meanwhile, some 10 miles north of Minneapolis, protesters gathered again on Sunday outside a police station in the suburb of Brooklyn Center, where another white police officer shot and killed another Black man, 20-year-old Daunte Wright, just over a week ago.
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers asked to leave labor union HQ, sparking controversy
The military presence in the Twin Cities has been wearing on residents, but the decision to ask them to leave has been criticized by Gov. Tim Walz and GOP leaders.
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Joe Nelson
Gov. Tim Walz has criticized union activists who pressured the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation (SPLRF) to ask the Minnesota National Guard to stop using its building as a staging area for its response to the protests over the killing of Daunte Wright.
Around 50 soldiers and armored vehicles arrived at the St. Paul Labor Center on West 7th Street Tuesday, per the Pioneer Press, only for a number of union members from several industries to turn up and demand they be removed from the building.