BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Strong emotions of sadness and anger erupted Monday in Brooklyn Center after a city council vote of 3-2 against changing the way police make traffic stops.
The proposal would’ve no longer allowed officers to pull people over for low-level violations.
Katie Wright, whose son, Daunte Wright, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in 2021 , left the council chambers in tears before returning to address the council directly.
“You guys are some sorry people,” she said. “More people are going to die because you guys didn’t do the right thing. I have been fighting for three years. My son has been dead for two years and nine months, and you guys say no to a policy that’s going to protect people?”
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Daunte Wright was pulled over for expired tabs when former officer Kim Potter mistook her gun for her taser.
Katie Wright had a say in shaping the new proposed policy .