US city to pay $3.2m in police killing of Daunte Wright

The tentative settlement also includes changes to police policies and training officers in traffic stops. A suburb in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota has agreed to pay $3.2m to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her taser. Lawyers said in a statement late on Tuesday that the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit that Wright’s family filed against Brooklyn Center will not be finalised until an agreement has been reached regarding more training for the city’s police officers. “The family hopes his legacy is a positive one and prevents any other family from enduring this type of grief.” NEW: The family of Daunte Wright has reached a settlement with the city of Brooklyn Center for $3.25 million. “Nothing can bring him back, but the family hopes his legacy is a positive one and prevents any other family from enduring the type of grief they will live with for the rest of their lives.” The fallout from Wright’s death led the Brooklyn Center city council to pass a series of reforms, including the use of social workers and other trained professionals to respond to medical, mental health and social-needs calls that do not require police.