Two days after people poured into Minneapolis streets to rejoice for the state’s first-ever murder conviction of a white police officer for the killing a Black man, community members will gather at a north Minneapolis church to mourn the death of another Black man killed by police.
The funeral for Daunte Demetrius Wright at noon Thursday at Shiloh Temple International Ministries is expected to draw hundreds of mourners. The family is also livestreaming the funeral on Facebook. National civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for the 20-year-old father with the family’s attorney Ben Crump and family members also making remarks.
Rev. Al Sharpton: "Trained people don't confuse guns from tasers… Trained people don't put knees on people's necks for 9 minutes and 29 seconds." pic.twitter.com/KZOlNkSiGh
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 22, 2021
