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How: CBSN Minnesota (https://www.cbsnews.com/live/cbsn-local-min/)
Eleven days ago, Daunte Wright and his girlfriend,
Alayna Albrecht-Payton, were pulled over by former Brooklyn Center Police Department
Kim Potter. During the encounter, Potter shot and killed the unarmed 20-year-old Black Minnesotan as his girlfriend watched in horror. The brutal attack that killed Potter and injured Albrecht-Payton took place just a few miles from where
George Floyd was killed 11 months beforehand and it triggered protests that were just as important. Wright has become a household name and communities around the country are waiting to see if Potter will stand trial. Meanwhile, the Wright family mourns the loss of their son, cousin, brother, father and much more. Today, the Wright family is preparing to do something it hoped it wouldn t have to do for another 50 or 60 years, lay Daunte to rest.
Sha Cage, local artist and activist.
Another memorial mounted in Wright’s memory in Los Angeles was vandalized on Thursday night as parties were filmed destroying posters and flowers honoring Wright. Some of the vandals were identified as Trump supporters who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot, according to a story by
A memorial erected in Los Angeles to Daunte Wright has been vandalized after a march calling for justice in the wake of the latest fatal police shooting was met by a small group of counter-protesters. https://t.co/mxSyRUd8cHpic.twitter.com/GkthNBTBcx Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 16, 2021
Newsweek also reported that one of the dissenters filmed dismantling the vigil was heard saying “We could have done worse, you’re lucky I’m just blowing out the candles.” To which the witness recording said “Oh we’re lucky? You have no respect for anybody.” Then the candle-blower responds “Did Daunte have respect for the cop?”
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Liverpool is preparing for its most dramatic local elections in a decade (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
On Thursday May 6, people in Liverpool will be asked to take part in a number of crucial elections that could have major implications for how the city is run.
Liverpool and its troubled council have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, following the arrest of senior figures - including Mayor Joe Anderson - and a damning government inspection report into council practices.