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His aunt, Naisha Wright, said he was âa lovable young manâ.
âHis smile, oh Lord, the most beautiful smile,â she said.
An older cousin, Mario Greer, said he and Wright loved seeing each other on holidays, especially on the Fourth of July, when they liked to shoot off Roman candles together.
Wright attended three different high schools, including Edison high school in Minneapolis, where he was voted âclass clownâ as a freshman.
Jonathan Mason, who worked as a youth development specialist and mentor at the school, said Wright was a gregarious, popular student who had many friends.
âHe was a charismatic kid. He would joke with you, and he was so witty,â Mason said. âHe was one of those kids that everybody looked up to.â
ABC News
(BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) The mother of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a Minnesota police officer at a traffic stop, said she wants 100% accountability in the wake of the officer s arrest. If that even happens, we re still going to bury our son, Wright s mother, Katie Wright, said at a Thursday news conference. We re still never going to be able to see our baby boy. There s never gonna be justice for us, she added. I have anger, hatred, sadness, Katie Wright told ABC News Thursday. You have so many feelings.”
Daunte Wright was shot by Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter on Sunday when the veteran officer allegedly mistook her gun for a Taser, according to the former police chief.
By Press Association 2021
Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun (John Minchillo/AP)
Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders in calling for more serious charges against a white police officer in Mr Wright’s death, comparing her case to the murder charge brought against a black officer who killed a white woman in nearby Minneapolis.
Former Brooklyn Centre police Officer Kim Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter in Sunday’s shooting of Mr Wright, a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop.
The former police chief in Brooklyn Centre, a majority non-white suburb, said Potter mistakenly fired her handgun when she meant to use her Taser.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest over the fatal shooting Sunday of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. John Minchillo
An injured demonstrator is assisted by medics during a protest over Sunday s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. John Minchillo
Attorney Ben Crump speaks alongside members of the deceased Daunte Wright s family during a news conference at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis. John Minchillo
Aubrey Wright, father of the deceased Daunte Wright, speaks during a news conference at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis.