Minnesota Police Kill 20 Year Old Black Man During Traffic Stop

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Katie Wright, center, the mother of Daunte Wright, and other family and friends gather during a news conference Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis as family attorney Ben Crump, left, speaks. Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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20 year old Daunte Wright was shot by a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer during a routine traffic stop. This comes as the trial of Derek Chauvin or the murder of George Floyd.

Attorney and Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was in Brooklyn Center, just outside of Minneapolis, spoke at a press conference with community leaders.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Correspondent Jamie Jackson’s report:


Protesters clash with police, Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The family of Daunte Wright, 20, told a crowd that he was shot by police Sunday before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing the vehicle several blocks away. The family said Wright was later pronounced dead. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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