Daunte Wright settlement: Brooklyn Middle agrees to pay household $3.25M over police capturing demise

Town of Brooklyn Middle, Minnesota, has settled with the household of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man who was killed by a police officer throughout a site visitors cease final yr, for $3.25 million.

Wright was fatally shot in April 2021 by then-Officer Kim Potter who stated she meant to achieve for her stun gun.

The settlement will not be finalized till an settlement is reached over police coaching on points like officer intervention, implicit bias, weapons confusion, psychological well being crises and different points, together with a everlasting memorial to Wright, an announcement from the household’s attorneys stated.

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FILE – This photograph offered by Ben Crump Legislation, PLLC. exhibits Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr., at his first birthday celebration.
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“The excellent settlement on this tragic case will present a significant measure of accountability to the household for his or her deep lack of a son, sibling and father, and so they hope and imagine the measures of change to policing, insurance policies and coaching will create vital enhancements to the group in Daunte’s title,” household lawyer Antonio Romanucci stated within the assertion. “Nothing can carry him again, however the household hopes his legacy is a optimistic one and prevents some other household from ending the kind of grief they are going to reside with for the remainder of their lives.”

Katie Wright, mom of Daunte Wright, speaks in regards to the sentencing listening to for former Brooklyn Middle police officer Kim Potter on the Hennepin County Authorities Middle on February 18, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Potter was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years in jail earlier this yr.

Kim Potter stands with protection legal professional Earl Grey, as the decision is learn Dec.,23, 2021 on the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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Wright had been pulled over for having expired tags and an air freshener hanging from his mirror. Potter shot him after he jumped again into his car when he tried to arrest him after realizing he was wished on a non-felony warrant. Potter shouted “Taser! Taser!” earlier than she shot.

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Household legal professional Jeff Storms stated there is no such thing as a “true justice” for Wright’s household as a result of “Daunte is rarely coming residence” however the settlement by town exhibits a “dedication to accountability for this small group.”

Damik Wright (C), Emajay Driver (R) and Dallas Bryant (2nd R), brothers of Daunte Wright watch for the decision in Kim Potter’s trial over the demise of Daunte Wright outdoors the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 23, 2021.
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He stated their purpose with the lawsuit was to strike a stability between holding town accountable whereas not “undermining the monetary stability of town or limiting the providers it gives to its residents, a lot of whom are individuals of shade.”

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Final yr, Minneapolis settled with the household of George Floyd, additionally killed throughout an arrest, for $27 million.