The settlement in Wright's case also calls for training related to traffic stops for equipment violations that do not interfere with the safety of the driver, passenger or members of the community, according to family's attorneys.
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was killed by police during a traffic stop last year, attorneys for his family said.
Changes are expected to include training on police intervention, implicit bias, weapons confusion, de-escalation as well as how to handle situations arising during mental health crises, the attorneys explained.Wright, 20, was pulled over April 11, 2021, by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter for an expired tag and illegal air freshener, authorities have said.
Following Wright's killing, dayslong protests erupted in Brooklyn Center, which is just 10 miles from Minneapolis -- reigniting the scrutiny over the use of force by police against Black Americans Also under the settlement, a permanent memorial for Wright will be built at the existing Daunte Wright Memorial, according to the legal team.Shortly after Wright's death, the Brooklyn Center Police Department released video of how the traffic stop unfolded."Holy sh*t! I just shot him," she said in the video, adding,"I grabbed the wrong f**king gun, and I shot him."During trial, Potter said,"I didn't want to hurt anybody.
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