Just like the demonstrations from over the summer, protesters assembled in Grand Army Plaza with the same message - but this time, they were saying a different name.

Despite the gloomy weather, about 100 or so New Yorkers donning rain coats and umbrellas marched through the streets of Brooklyn to call attention to the death of Daunte Wright.

 

Wright was fatally shot during a traffic stop after a Minnesota police officer mistook her gun for a taser, the local police chief said.

The shooting happening just miles away from where Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, stands trial.


What You Need To Know

  • Protesters outraged over the police shooting of Daunte Wright took to the streets Monday night in Brooklyn and Manhattan

  • Protestors in Brooklyn gathered at the same spots they did during demonstrations last summer

  • They say they will continue to take the streets until Daunte Wright’s family gets justice

“I just lost my faith in the police,” said protester Jett Williams, who is 20 years old,  the same age as Wright. He said it is yet another harsh reminder of the dangers he feels in the presence of police.

"I don’t want to be stopped and frisked by a random cop and then, you know, something happens, a misunderstanding, and he pulls out his gun and shoots me," Williams said. "That cannot happen."

Williams said it was important for him to take to the street Monday night because he sees himself in Wright.

The Brooklyn demonstrations were one of several across the city. One group took to Washington Square Park. Another went to the George Washington Bridge.

Williams said the diverse showing of solidarity is important.

"We honestly got a bigger crowd than expected, especially on this rainy day, so I am very happy that everyone was able to come out," he said.

Williams says protestors will continue to take the streets until Daunte Wright’s family gets justice.

"I will continue to keep doing this for as long as black people are being brutalized in this country," he said.

It is unclear when or where the next planned demonstration will be, but the group says they will be mobilizing on social media.