Former City Manager Curt Boganey of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, which borders Minneapolis, was let go on Monday after he publicly stated that the police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright should receive “due process” and a full investigation instead of being fired immediately.
“Effective immediately our city manager has been relieved of his duties, and the deputy city manager will be assuming his duties moving forward. I will continue to work my hardest to ensure good leadership at all levels of our city government,” Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott wrote on Twitter after all but one of the City Council members voted to oust Boganey. One councilwoman, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, said she “didn’t want repercussions at a personal level” if she voted to keep Boganey.
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We’ve reported how the officials in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota seem to be going over the slide in reaction to the shooting of Daunte Wright and to appease the activists who were protesting and those who were rioting in the town.
The facts right now appear to indicate that the shooting was a tragic mistake with Daunte Wright being shot while fleeing arrest, with the officer who shot him thinking she was pulling a taser, but then using her firearm. That was what the police chief said and the video evidence so far seems to support that claim.
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