MINNEAPOLIS – The day Daunte Wright was laid to rest, a small group of demonstrators gathered outside prosecutor Pete Orput's suburban home and, with microphones and a loudspeaker, demanded he file murder charges against the police officer who killed the 20-year-old Black motorist.
Orput, wearing a hoodie and khakis, stepped outside and attempted to explain why he had filed a manslaughter charge instead.
After some arguing, Orput — visibly frustrated — finally ended it. “I choose not to," Orput said of filing a murder charge.
He thanked the group for being peaceful but said: “I won't give in to this.” Wright was fatally shot April 11 by Kim Potter, who is white, during a traffic stop in suburban Brooklyn Center.