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DAUNTE Wright's family find it "hard to imagine" how a veteran cop like Kim Potter could confuse a gun and a Taser during the fatal traffic stop, Reverend Al Sharpton said.
On Wednesday, - a civil rights activist - revealed that he had spoken to the and shared their thoughts on the matter on .
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was shot and killed by senior Brooklyn Center police officer in shortly before 2pm on Sunday
The young black man was shot just last summer, leading to an outpouring of anger from the community.
"I've talked to the father of Daunte [Aubrey Wright]... and his girlfriend," Sharpton said during the MSNBC interview.
"Everyone is saying it is hard to even imagine a 26-year veteran that doesn't know the difference in the weight and size of a gun."
The reverend pointed out that the gun is usually held on the prominent side of a cop's body.
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"There's a lot of disbelief there," Sharpton went on, adding that "10 miles away you have the trial of the officer that killed ."
He highlighted that the officer who allegedly shot in the back last year returned to duty yesterday with no discipline.
Sharpton also criticized 's actions on May 25, 2020, saying there was "intent here to do harm" after the disgraced cop knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes for allegedly .
"If that can't be prosecuted what are we saying to everybody?" he asked.
His comments come as riots in exploded overnight as protesters burned down a police building and forced a cop to flee her home on Tuesday evening.
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More than 60 people were arrested in , , , , and .
Tensions shot and killed during a traffic stop on Sunday while the Chauvin trial continued, just a few miles away.
A riot was declared in Portland for the second consecutive night, after the police union headquarters in North Portland was swarmed by around 100 people and set on fire.
Smoke engulfed the street as the flames erupted next to the letters "ACAB" spray painted on the building - meaning "All Cops Are B******s".
Scores of protesters in Brooklyn Center last night lobbed bottles and other projectiles over a fence in front of police headquarters as chaos erupted outside the police station.
Demonstrators used umbrellas, the tops of storage units, and boogie boards as makeshift shields against cops to deflect tear-gas, flash bombs, and other non-lethal weapons.
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Police declared an unlawful assembly at the drastically reinforced Brooklyn Center police station, as riot cops and the National Guard shielded the building which is now enclosed by concrete barriers and metal fencing.
"Murderapolis" was spray painted on one of the barriers - just a stone's throw from where George Floyd was killed last May and where officer Derek Chauvin is currently on trial regarding his death.
It came after protesters gathered peacefully yesterday afternoon outside the Brooklyn Center, before marching to the FBI headquarters.
About 90 minutes before a 10 p.m. curfew, state police announced over a loudspeaker that the gathering had been declared unlawful and ordered the crowds to leave the area immediately.
"You are hereby ordered to disperse," read the loudspeakers. The curfew was in effect until 6am Wednesday.
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The announcement set off confrontations - with protesters launching fireworks toward the station and throwing objects at police.
Minnesota Police made more than 60 arrests for rioting and other offenses during last night's protests.
Despite the explosive protests, still and sombre vigils were also held across the nation to remember.
The home of Officer Kim Potter, who shot Wright, 20, after allegedly mistaking her gun for a taser, was a port of call for protesters too.
The 25-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department's home was barricaded up on Tuesday night as crowds gathered outside her five-bedroom house.
Potter and her husband, a former Fridley police officer, fled the residence after the address was shared on social media.
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after being placed on administrative leave in the wake of Daunte's death.
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The Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon also resigned, a day after the City Council voted to terminate the pair.
The Washington County attorney Pete Orput said yesterday that his office is coming to a decision on whether or not to file criminal charges against Potter by today.
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Protesters torch police union building as anger over Daunte Wright’s killing fuels growing unrest in Portland
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