‘I cannot accept that’: Daunte Wright’s family speaks out after his death

Published April 13, 2021 3:36pm ET



The mother of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old who died in a police-involved shooting in Minnesota on Sunday, has said she “can’t accept” the explanation that the officer meant to use her Taser as opposed to her firearm.

During a Tuesday morning interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Katie Wright said that her son called her as he was being pulled over by police.

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