The 20-year-old man was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday.
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchersRead moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Several hundred people marched Tuesday night in Center City to demand justice for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old man fatally shot Sunday in a Minneapolis suburb during a struggle with police that occurred after he was stopped reportedly for having expired license plates.
There were no reports of arrests and a small group continued marching into South Philadelphia after 10 p.m.
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At City Hall Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest through the streets of Philadelphia. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
Protesters leave City Hall Apr. 13, 2021 as they begin a mach for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Protesters leave City Hall Apr. 13, 2021 as they begin a mach for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchersRead moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
At city hall, Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest through the streets of Philadelphia. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
On Market street east, Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest through the streets of Philadelphia. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchersRead moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Protesters walk on East Market Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers. Tne marchers head through an outdoor dining area on 13th St.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers and a drum pulled by a bicycle.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Protesters pass a mural on 5th Street at South Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Protesters rally on East Market Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Protesters rally on East Market Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis. (note spelling on sign partially hidden)Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
The Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, left from City hall and moved throughout Center City with several hundred marchers. They temporarily blocked 15th St. at Market St.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Bicycle police officers follow behind rotesters walking on East Market Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
On east Market street, Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest through the streets of Philadelphia. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
Protesters stop traffic briefly on Lombard Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they pass by, marching down 6th Street for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
A motorist waits in a line of cars as the Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest on April 13, 2021, stops traffic Center City.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Residents of a building on South Broad Street in Center City watch as protesters walk past Apr. 13, 2021, marching for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis. The protesters were chanting. Òout of the condos and into the street, out of the condos and into the street,Ó as they headed back to where they began at City Hall.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Employees in the lobby of a residential building on South Broad Street in Center City watch as protesters walk past Apr. 13, 2021, marching for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis. The protesters were chanting. Òout of the condos and into the street, out of the condos and into the street,Ó as they headed back to where they began at City Hall.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Police at 11th and Market streets, Justice for Daunte Wright solidarity protest through the streets of Philadelphia. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
Protesters walk on 6th Street by Independence Hall Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Protesters walk past the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) on South Broad Street Apr. 13, 2021 as they marching for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Protesters walk on 6th Street by Mother Bethel AME Church Apr. 13, 2021 as they march for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Law enforcement officers wait in Dilworth Park by City Hall for a scheduled protest to begin Apr. 13, 2021. Protesters later marched through Center City and South Philadelphia for Justice for Daunte Wright in solidarity with the protests in Minneapolis.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
National attention has focused on Wright’s death, which happened when police in Brooklyn Center were conducting a traffic stop and then attempted to arrest Wright for an outstanding warrant and a struggle ensued. Police Officer Kim Potter, a 26-year member of the force, can be heard on her body-cam video shouting, “Taser! Taser!” before firing a single shot from her Glock firearm.
Protesters on Broad Street in Philadelphia chanting the name of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man killed in a police shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
On Tuesday, Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned from the department. Gannon has said he believed Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was going for her Taser. After firing the shot from her handgun, the car speeds away, and Potter is heard saying, “Holy (expletive)! I shot him.”
Protests erupted in Minneapolis within hours of Wright’s death. The Minneapolis area was already on edge over the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death while he was in custody.
