A smile worth a million dollars : Daunte Wright laid to rest after Minnesota police shooting
By Nathan Layne
Reuters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, wearing face masks and weeping, filled a Minneapolis church on Thursday for the funeral of Daunte Wright, a Black man whose shooting by police after a traffic stop has sparked fresh concerns over the way cops treat people of color.
Wright, 20, who was shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11, was laid to rest two days after a Minneapolis jury found a white police officer guilty of murdering George Floyd last May, a killing that triggered worldwide protests for racial justice.
Daunte Wright’s funeral marks another emotional day for a city reeling from police violence
Mourners gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt.
In his eulogy for Wright, the Rev. Al Sharpton referred to “a resting place … a martyr’s bench,” where the 20-year-old could take his seat next to other Black men killed in encounters with police.
“Take your seat, Daunte. Tell George Floyd who you are. Take your seat, Daunte. Shake hands with Philando Castile. Take your seat next to Oscar Grant,” the civil rights leader said. “Because there’s a special place in heaven for those that shed innocent blood, because God will use you to straighten out the world.”
Daunte Wright’s funeral is underway, marking another emotional day for a city reeling from police violence
Mourners gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt.
Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton was to eulogize Wright, 20, during a funeral that marks another emotional day for a metro area scarred by several high-profile killings involving police. The service at Shiloh Temple International Ministries comes just two days after a former Minneapolis officer was found guilty of George Floyd’s murder.
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Hundreds of people attend the funeral of Daunte Wright, as his aunt talks to ITV News US Correspondent Emma Murphy about the pain the family is going through
The aunt of a black man shot dead by police in Minneapolis has spoken movingly to ITV News about the pain of losing her nephew.
Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop on April 11 - nearly a year after George Floyd was killed in the same city.
The officer who shot Mr Wright, Kimberly Ann Potter, said she believed she was using a Taser instead of a gun and has since been removed from the Minneapolis police force. She has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
He was loved by so many : Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, N dea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wright s public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis
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MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis on Thursday. He was a brother, a jokester, Wright s mother, Katie, said as she fought back tears. He was loved by so many. He is going to be so missed.