Hundreds of mourners filled a Minneapolis church for the funeral of Daunte Wright after the 20-year-old was killed two weeks ago by a police officer who said she mistook her gun for a Taser. The funeral came two days after the city’s streets were filed by people celebrating the conviction of a former police officer for murdering George Floyd. Civil rights leader Al Sharpton was among those who delivered a eulogy and called for police reform. ‘The time has come for police to understand they’re not above the law, they’re to enforce the law,’ he said
* ‘Aren’t our lives worth more?’: Daunte Wright mourned at Minneapolis funeral
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