Tag: Death of Daunte Wright
Minneapolis suburb OKs sweeping changes in policing policies
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April...
‘Foot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail...
City where Daunte Wright shot to vote on policing changes
MINNEAPOLIS — Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April are expected to...
Judge denies media requests for cameras at Potter hearing
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge on Tuesday denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged...
Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death
MINNEAPOLIS — The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright includes a commendation...
Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Mourners will gather on Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies...
Hundreds join Daunte Wright’s family on march for justice
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Hundreds of people joined Daunte Wright's family and friends on a march through the Minneapolis suburb where he was fatally...
Prosecutor in Daunte Wright’s death not swayed by critics
MINNEAPOLIS — The day Daunte Wright was laid to rest, a small group of demonstrators gathered outside prosecutor Pete Orput's suburban home and, with...
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP
NEW YORK — If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious...