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The aunt of Daunte Wright said her nephew has connections to George Floyd.
Wright and Floyd, both black men, died in police encounters that have spurred demonstrations calling for racial equality and law enforcement reform, but Naisha Wright revealed on Tuesday yet another tie.
She called her nephew s death in Brooklyn City, Minnesota, on Sunday a murder before pointing to her T-shirt bearing a picture of Floyd with the words I can t breathe covering his mouth. I wear this shirt, and the craziest thing is to find out today that my family has connections to this man, to this family, she said during a press conference on Tuesday. His girlfriend was a teacher for my nephew.
Officer Kim Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, will face charges of second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright, a prosecutor on the case said.
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HeadlineApr 14, 2021
In Minnesota, protesters took to the streets for a third straight night in Brooklyn Center, where a white police officer killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop Sunday. Police fired projectiles into a demonstration in front of the Brooklyn Center police station, declaring it unlawful, and ordered reporters to leave.
Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright, and the city’s police chief, Tim Gannon, both resigned Tuesday amid mounting anger. Potter was also an officer trainer. Daunte’s aunt, Naisha Wright, responded to the news of her resignation during a joint press conference with the family of George Floyd.