Elected officials in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer shot dead Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April have approved a plan to dramatically change policing practices. A new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention is envisioned, to oversee efforts on community health and public safety, led by a director with public health expertise. Several police groups have raised concerns, saying parts of the resolution conflict with state law and will put public safety at risk. The three-hour session included testimony from Wright’s family as well as the family of Kobe Dimock-Heisler, also killed by Brooklyn Center police. He then turned to Wright and said: “Your son was killed not because of a traffic stop in my mind.

Source: The Guardian May 16, 2021 16:18 UTC