Daunte Wright’s family demands more serious charges against US ex-police officer

Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun (John Minchillo/AP)

Thu, 15 Apr, 2021 - 20:25

Scott Bauer and Mike Householder, 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.