Houston relatives of Duante Wright said the officer that shot him should have been charged with murder.
Elaine Walls is mourning the death of her maternal great-grandson Daunte Wright. Walls said itโs been a while since he last visited her in Texas. Now, Walls is planning to fly to Minnesota to support family members there.
โI will miss him. We all will miss him,โ Walls said.
The 20-year-old Black Minnesota man was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. Potter, who has since resigned, has been booked in jail and charged with second-degree manslaughter for Daunteโs death.
โI just think she should be charged with murder,โ said Walls. โYou know? That was murder. Sheโs all in the car with him and shot him straight in the chest. Thatโs murder.โ
Walls is a retired deputy. She worked in Cook County, Illinois up until 2005. Walls says her daughter was also a deputy and now works for the Houston Police Department. Walls said itโs ironic she lost her great-grandson at the hands of police, being that theyโre a law enforcement family. Walls said Daunte didnโt deserve to die over a traffic stop.
โStopped him for what?โ Walls asked. โSomething hanging in the car, and it ends up being a killing?โ
Walls said despite the misdemeanor on his record, her great-grandson was a loving person.
โHonor him as a sweet, loving child. He had a family, he wasnโt just out there in the streets,โ she said.