MN - Daunte Wright, 20, fatally shot by police during traffic stop, Brooklyn Center, 11 April 2021

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EXCLUSIVE: Daunte Wright had a warrant out for his arrest for attempted aggravated robbery charges after 'choking and holding a woman at gunpoint for $820 in 2019,' court papers reveal

  • "Daunte Wright was shot dead by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter Sunday after he was pulled over for 'expired license plate tags'
  • DailyMail.com can reveal that Wright, 20, had a warrant out for his arrest for attempted aggravated robbery charges at the time
  • Charging papers allege Wright and a second man, Emajay Driver, attended a party in December 2019 at the home of two women in Osseo, Minnesota
  • The women allowed the pair to crash after they said they didn't have a ride home
  • The next morning, after one of the women went to withdraw $820 in rent money, Wright allegedly held her at gunpoint and demanded she give him the cash
  • His bail was originally set at $100k with orders that he should not contact the victim or any witnesses, refrain from drugs and alcohol and not have any weapon
  • It was revoked in July last year due to his 'failure to not possess a firearm or ammunition' and not keeping in touch with his probation officer
  • DailyMail.com has also learned that online speculation that Wright did not know there was a warrant out for his arrest is false "

I wonder why this charge isn't listed on the Minnesota Court site?

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https://pa.courts.state.mn.us/default.aspx
 
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<modsnip: Quoted post was removed> All we have is the bodycam, and it says plenty about some odd choices on the part of the officer. Mr. Wright is dead, so we can't get facts from him. Wouldn't it be great if details like her toxicology screen was put out there immediately, or if she was immediately deposed, or interviewed by investigators on video that was released? Results of a psych evaluation of the officer? We don't even know if any of these things happened, because the police in her department are the ones who would tell us.

Then we'd get some facts. But that's not how it ever works. The video and his dead body are all we have and maybe all we'll get for a very long time. So of course people will be emotional and speculative.
 
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<modsnip: Quoted post was removed>It seems pretty clear to me.She planned to use her taser and instead used a real gun.Totally her fault.
 
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maybe it's a different court?

The site is for all of Minnesota courts. Osseco is in Minnesota. If he was charged the case and the warrant should be listed. Who knows????
 
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The site is for all of Minnesota courts. Osseco is in Minnesota. If he was charged the case and the warrant should be listed. Who knows????
Did you by any chance check 2019?
 
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Did you by any chance check 2019?

You don't have to look up by year. If you click on the image you'll see the two cases listed are from 2019.
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So... this will not be a popular opinion. Please scroll and roll. I don't want to upset anyone, but i feel a need to say this.

What happened to Daunte is terrible! I wish we could turn back time. I believe the involved officer/officers do as well. I do believe that that she mistook the firearm for the tazer leading to this very tragic outcome. But let's just think for a moment how in certain occupations a mistake can have such tragic and far-reaching consequences. And, yes, making mistakes is human. Thankfully for most of us a mistake at work usually does not have the potential to end a life ... This is different for LE. I am certain that she didn't get up in the morning planning this.

Long story short, yes, Daunte did not at all deserve this and this will need to have consequences for the officer. However, she was an LE officer for 26 years and likely also saved lives and helped people. I don't know her, know little about her, but believe that she would probably do anything to go back in time. Yes, Daunte died a preventable death and there will need to be consequences, but i can't help but feel for the officer as well. I do believe that most of LE are good at heart and don't plan for these tragedies to occur. Unfortunately they are not superhuman and tragic outcomes are a possibility, especially during crisis.

My thoughts are with Daunte's family, GF, and friends! I also hope that the officer is receiving support.
 
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So... this will not be a popular opinion. Please scroll and roll. I don't want to upset anyone, but i feel a need to say this.

What happened to Daunte is terrible! I wish we could turn back time. I believe the involved officer/officers do as well. I do believe that that she mistook the firearm for the tazer leading to this very tragic outcome. But let's just think for a moment how in certain occupations a mistake can have such tragic and far-reaching consequences. And, yes, making mistakes is human. Thankfully for most of us a mistake at work usually does not have the potential to end a life ... This is different for LE. I am certain that she didn't get up in the morning planning this.

Long story short, yes, Daunte did not at all deserve this and this will need to have consequences for the officer. However, she was an LE officer for 26 years and likely also saved lives and helped people. I don't know her, know little about her, but believe that she would probably do anything to go back in time. Yes, Daunte died a preventable death and there will need to be consequences, but i can't help but feel for the officer as well. I do believe that most of LE are good at heart and don't plan for these tragedies to occur. Unfortunately they are not superhuman and tragic outcomes are a possibility, especially during crisis.

My thoughts are with Daunte's family, GF, and friends! I also hope that the officer is receiving support.
The only time I see sympathy for killers it is when cops are involved.Very interesting...
 
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The only time I see sympathy for killers it is when cops are involved.Very interesting...

Yes, Daunte was tragically killed. I just can't quite get myself to refer to this officer as a full-blown killer. Additional information may make me think differently, but for now i do think of it as a very tragic accident that costed Daunte his life and will also cost the officer dearly.

I don't mean to upset, i work with LE in the emergency room setting and based on my experience most are caring and in this line of work to help people. This is my lens and i realize i look at this case through my own unique lens. It may be naive or stupid, but, hey, we all do this to some extent, right?
 
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I hope this is ok to post... Its long and kinda detailed.

Daunte Wright accused of choking and robbing woman at gunpoint, had arrest warrant

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Wright and another man, identified as Emajay Maurice Driver, a high school acquaintance, had both been charged with first-degree aggravated robbery in a December 2019 incident in Osseso, Minn., Hennepin County District Court documents show.
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As Wright and Driver were waiting for their rides, the other woman who stayed behind said Wright allegedly blocked the door, preventing her from leaving. Wright then allegedly pulled a black handgun "with silver trim out from either his right waistband or his right coat pocket," pointed it at the woman and demanded the $820, the court documents say.
The victim asked him, "Are you serious?" to which he allegedly responded, "Give me the f---ing money, I know you have it," according to the court documents.

When she asked again if he was serious, he allegedly told her, "I’m not playing around."

Wright then allegedly choked the woman while trying to pull the cash out from under her bra, where she had tucked it away.

https://www.scribd.com/document/502729366/12-4-Arrest#download

See page 5 of 6 for charges
 
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I hope this is ok to post... Its long and kinda detailed.

Daunte Wright accused of choking and robbing woman at gunpoint, had arrest warrant

...snipped...
Wright and another man, identified as Emajay Maurice Driver, a high school acquaintance, had both been charged with first-degree aggravated robbery in a December 2019 incident in Osseso, Minn., Hennepin County District Court documents show.
....
As Wright and Driver were waiting for their rides, the other woman who stayed behind said Wright allegedly blocked the door, preventing her from leaving. Wright then allegedly pulled a black handgun "with silver trim out from either his right waistband or his right coat pocket," pointed it at the woman and demanded the $820, the court documents say.
The victim asked him, "Are you serious?" to which he allegedly responded, "Give me the f---ing money, I know you have it," according to the court documents.

When she asked again if he was serious, he allegedly told her, "I’m not playing around."

Wright then allegedly choked the woman while trying to pull the cash out from under her bra, where she had tucked it away.

https://www.scribd.com/document/502729366/12-4-Arrest#download

See page 5 of 6 for charges
Thank you. I was able to look the case up using the case number. I'm not sure why it wouldn't come up when searching for his name, but I have it now.

Thanks again.
 
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I hope this is ok to post... Its long and kinda detailed.

Daunte Wright accused of choking and robbing woman at gunpoint, had arrest warrant

...snipped...
Wright and another man, identified as Emajay Maurice Driver, a high school acquaintance, had both been charged with first-degree aggravated robbery in a December 2019 incident in Osseso, Minn., Hennepin County District Court documents show.
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As Wright and Driver were waiting for their rides, the other woman who stayed behind said Wright allegedly blocked the door, preventing her from leaving. Wright then allegedly pulled a black handgun "with silver trim out from either his right waistband or his right coat pocket," pointed it at the woman and demanded the $820, the court documents say.
The victim asked him, "Are you serious?" to which he allegedly responded, "Give me the f---ing money, I know you have it," according to the court documents.

When she asked again if he was serious, he allegedly told her, "I’m not playing around."

Wright then allegedly choked the woman while trying to pull the cash out from under her bra, where she had tucked it away.

https://www.scribd.com/document/502729366/12-4-Arrest#download

See page 5 of 6 for charges

He wasn't choking and robbing the police officers. He was standing still, waiting to be cuffed, until Officer Potter made a wonky move that interfered with the cuffing. Then she made another, even worse move.

So, they should have taken him in alive to face justice. It is her fault that justice wasn't served. This is not some little oopsie that we should overlook because he wasn't a good guy. As it is, we overlook enough of the good guys getting harassed and shot by the police.
 
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I hope this is ok to post... Its long and kinda detailed.

Daunte Wright accused of choking and robbing woman at gunpoint, had arrest warrant

...snipped...
Wright and another man, identified as Emajay Maurice Driver, a high school acquaintance, had both been charged with first-degree aggravated robbery in a December 2019 incident in Osseso, Minn., Hennepin County District Court documents show.
....
As Wright and Driver were waiting for their rides, the other woman who stayed behind said Wright allegedly blocked the door, preventing her from leaving. Wright then allegedly pulled a black handgun "with silver trim out from either his right waistband or his right coat pocket," pointed it at the woman and demanded the $820, the court documents say.
The victim asked him, "Are you serious?" to which he allegedly responded, "Give me the f---ing money, I know you have it," according to the court documents.

When she asked again if he was serious, he allegedly told her, "I’m not playing around."

Wright then allegedly choked the woman while trying to pull the cash out from under her bra, where she had tucked it away.

https://www.scribd.com/document/502729366/12-4-Arrest#download

See page 5 of 6 for charges

How is this even a little bit relevant? The punishment for resisting arrest is not being shot. With a gun OR a taser. It has not escalated to that degree. We can all see what happened with our own eyes. She was afraid of him. And it was not because of any knowledge of a previous incident.
 
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He wasn't choking and robbing the police officers. He was standing still, waiting to be cuffed, until Officer Potter made a wonky move that interfered with the cuffing. Then she made another, even worse move.

So, they should have taken him in alive to face justice. It is her fault that justice wasn't served. This is not some little oopsie that we should overlook because he wasn't a good guy. As it is, we overlook enough of the good guys getting harassed and shot by the police.
"In a brief clip of body camera video, officers from the Brooklyn Center Police Department can be seen trying to handcuff the driver, Daunte Wright, before he suddenly lurches back into his car. One of the officers aims a weapon at Mr. Wright and shouts, “Taser! Taser! Taser!”
Minnesota Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Meant to Fire Taser, Chief Says
He wasn't just standing still, he went to go back into his car.
 
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