Audio: Ex-Minnesota officer charged in Daunte Wright death appears in court; family calls for stiffer charge

Updated: Apr 15, 2021 / 11:57 PM CDT

Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for “full accountability” for his death and more serious charges against a white police officer in Wright’s death, comparing her case to the murder charge brought against a Black officer who killed a white woman in nearby Minneapolis.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (NewsNation Now) — Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for “full accountability” for his death and more serious charges against a white police officer in Wright’s death, comparing her case to the murder charge brought against a Black officer who killed a white woman in nearby Minneapolis.