Funeral For Daunte Wright Held In Minneapolis

April 22, 2021 4:13 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Delivering the eulogy at Daunte’s Wright’s funeral Thursday, the Rev. Al Sharpton called the 20-year-old father a prince. Wright, a Black man, was shot and killed by a white police officer during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb. Sharpton says mourners came “from all over the country because you hurt one of our princes.” Wright’s mother says he called her just before he was shot, telling her he had been pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror, which is a traffic violation in Minnesota. Sharpton says the police “thought he was just some kid with an air freshener. He was a prince!” Police have said Wright was pulled over for having expired license plate tags.  A white Brooklyn Center police officer shot the 20-year-old during a traffic stop.  Her chief said it appeared the officer mistakenly used her gun instead of her Taser. The officer resigned soon after and is charged with second-degree manslaughter. Wright’s killing came amid increasing tension during the weekslong trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer who killed Floyd.