Protests following the police shooting of Daunte Wright. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Just miles away from where Derek Chauvin is currently on trial for the murder of George Floyd, another Black man has died at the hands of the police. On Sunday afternoon, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, sending an already tense city into a state of righteous furor, the Washington Post reports.
“I know my son. He was scared,” Wright’s father, Aubrey, told the Post. “If he was resisting an arrest, you could Tase him. I don’t understand it.” He added that Daunte had dropped out of high school a few years earlier due to a learning disability, and had been working in various retail and fast-food restaurants to help support his 2-year-old son. His father said that Daunte had been on his way to get his car washed when he was pulled over.
Demonstrations and vigils have erupted across the area. For the past two nights, locals have gathered to mourn and demand justice for Wright. On Sunday, hours after the shooting, people began to congregate at the scene of Wright’s death for a vigil; as the hours passed and more protesters showed up, tensions escalated between demonstrators and officers dressed in riot gear. Just past 7 p.m.
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