On April 11, 2021, Daunte Demetrius Wright, a 20-year-old Black American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Officers pulled Wright over around 2:00 p.m. CST for an outstanding warrant. During the attempted arrest a struggle occurred and Officer Kimberly Ann Potter drew her service pistol instead of her Taser, firing one shot that struck Wright in the chest at close range. Wright drove a short distance before his vehicle collided with another car and a concrete barrier; he was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts at CPR.

Officer Kimberly Potter resigned two days after the shooting, as did Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon. The killing prompted protests and demonstrations in Brooklyn Center and nationwide, and renewed calls for police reform and accountability. Wright’s family later reached a civil settlement with the City of Brooklyn Center; the passenger in Wright’s car, Alayna Albrecht-Payton, was injured in the crash and also settled a civil suit with the city.

Did anyone witness the traffic stop or the moments immediately afterwards who has not yet spoken publicly?