Brooklyn Center council rejects police reforms; mother of Daunte Wright speaks out following vote

Emotions running high last night in Brooklyn Center, where city council members rejected a proposal that would have changed the way police made traffic stops.

The mother of Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer in 2021, left city hall after the vote was taken, then returned to show her anger.

The vote was 3-2 against the plan to disallow Brooklyn Center police officers from pulling over people for low-level violations.

Daunte Wright had been pulled over for expired tabs when he was shot by former officer Kim Potter.

Potter served 16 months of two-year sentence for manslaughter.

The incident drew violent protests.

It all happed at the same time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial for killing George Floyd.

This story was originally published here.

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