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COURIER L 14 IFE, APRIL 16-22, 2021
Duante Wright
killing sparks
protests in BK
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK
Brooklynites took to the streets this
week to protest the police killing of
Duante Wright in Minnesota, echoing
calls for justice and police reform across
the country.
Offi cers shot Wright, a 20-year-old
Black man, on April 11 during a routine
traffi c stop just a few miles from where
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis
police offi cer charged with murdering
George Floyd, is on trial.
The shooting, which apparently occurred
after the offi cer mistook her
fi rearm for a taser, sent shockwaves
through Minnesota and, like Floyd’s
death, inspired racial justice protests
and demonstrations across New York
City.
On April 12, more than 100 people
gathered at Grand Army Plaza for what
organizing group Riders for Black Lives
— a collective led by Black women cycling
to effect change — called an “emergency
action.” The group then marched
down Flatbush Avenue in the pouring
rain while renewing calls to defund the
NYPD.
The next day, the same group organized
outside of the Barclays Center,
where close to 100 cyclists gathered before
taking off on a memorial ride for
Wright.
For Crown Heights resident Stewart
Mitchell, the April 13 ride was especially
poignant.
“We’re here to say enough is enough,”
said Mitchell, telling press that, while
Wright was pulled over for having expired
plates, the confrontation escalated
when cops saw what could have
been an air freshener hanging from his
rearview mirror — something Mitchell
himself has been pulled over for.”
Demonstrators make their way down Flatbush
Avenue on April 12. Andy Ratto
“How long can they let this happen?”
he asked. “I don’t know what tomorrow
will bring, especially as a father.”
Brooklyn politicians have also spoken
out against Wright’s killing.
“No logic or apology could ever excuse
the fatal shooting of yet another
Black man in Minnesota,” said Councilmember
Farah Louis in a statement.
In an appearance on Hot 97 radio
station, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the
incident — in which local police say offi
cer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of
the force, “mistakenly” fi red a gun at
Wright instead of using her taser —
must be fully investigated.
“You know, we got to ask ourselves
the question, what the hell’s going on.
Why are people allowed to be police offi
cers if they don’t know how to handle
their weapon?” de Blasio said
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