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List of Daunte Wright protests
Part of 2020–2021 United States racial unrest and Black Lives Matter movement
Protest in New York City on April 12, 2021
DateApril 11 – December 23, 2021
(8 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Location
United States
Caused byKilling of Daunte Wright
MethodsProtests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance, looting, riots

Protests occurred at several locations in the United States in reaction to the killing of Daunte Wright, an unarmed 20-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 11, 2021.[1][2][3] Protests over Wright's death began in Brooklyn Center the day of the fatal shooting. By April 12, protests had spread to other locations in the United States. Many demonstrations were part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

After a jury trial in a Minnesota district court, Kimberly Potter, the police officer who fatally shot Wright, was convicted of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter charges on December 23, 2021.[4]

List of protests in the United States

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Alabama
Arizona
  • Tucson: About 80 protesters gathered downtown on April 16.[7]
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
  • Louisville: Protesters blocked traffic using chairs and tables on April 12.[34]
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
  • Detroit: About 200 protesters gathered in Clark Park on April 17.[42]
  • Grand Rapids: The group Justice for Black Lives staged a peaceful protest downtown on the night of April 16.[43]
  • Kalamazoo: About 30 protesters gathered outside of the Kalamazoo County Courthouse on April 12, where they spoke with the mayor and the public safety chief for around 40 minutes.[44]
Minnesota
Protests outside of the police station in Brooklyn Center on April 13
Missouri
Montana
  • Bozeman: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bogert Park on April 18.[52]
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Protests in New York City on April 12. Marchers chant "Daunte Wright, Michael Brown, shut the whole system down!"
Nevada
North Carolina
  • Fayetteville: More than 30 protesters gathered outside of Market House on April 16, which they began marching around at 6:15 p.m. for around 15 minutes.[66]
  • Raleigh: About 300 people would gather to host a vigil at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh on April 18 begging at 6 p.m. After a series of speeches were given by local activists relating to their personal experiences with police brutality, about 200 protesters would march through the streets chanting "no justice, no peace, abolish the police". During the first twenty minutes of the protest protesters would occasionally throw eggs at buildings and cars. In less than 5 minutes after the protests started a police van stopped behind the protesters telling them to get of the street and go on the sidewalk or be arrested. At 8:16 p.m. the protest was declared an lawfully assembly by the Raleigh Police Department. During that night, 12 protesters would be arrested and mostly charged with failing to disperse.[67]
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
A building belonging to the Portland Police Association was burned by rioters on April 13.
  • Portland: Protesters gathered in Laurelhurst Park for a vigil on April 12.[73] Some of these protesters then marched toward a police precinct, where they broke windows, set a dumpster on fire, and set off fireworks, leading police to declare a riot and fire rubber bullets and stun grenades at the crowd.[34][73] In a separate incident that same night, protesters broke windows and slashed tires at a building housing Portland Police Bureau traffic offices at the intersection of North Philadelphia Avenue and Syracuse Street.[73] The following night, about 100 black bloc demonstrators gathered at Kenton Park. The protesters then marched to the Portland Police Association building, spray-painting it with "Daunte Wright" and "ACAB" and setting it on fire. Portland Police quickly declared the event a riot and engaged the crowd, making one arrest.[74]
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
  • Sioux Falls: A group of approximately 60 people marched and rallied in downtown on April 18.[84]
Texas
  • Austin: About 50 protesters gathered around The Tower of the University of Texas at Austin at 7 p.m. on April 15 and marched down Speedway, dispersing around 9:30 p.m.[85] Roughly a dozen protesters would gather in Alderbrook Pocket Park located in Northwest Austin at a rally organized by Black Lives Matter Austin during the afternoon of April 24.[86]
  • Dallas: More than 100 protesters gathered outside of Dallas Police Department headquarters on April 13.[87] On April 17, two rallies were held as protesters marched through the streets and outside Dallas City Hall.[88]
Vermont
  • Burlington: More than 200 protesters gathered for a vigil on April 14.[89]
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin

See also

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References

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