{"id":114179,"date":"2021-06-03T07:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T11:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=114179"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:08:02","slug":"a-different-kind-of-feel-good-story-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=114179","title":{"rendered":"A different kind of feel good story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Men jump on the hood of a police car after a family said a man was shot and killed by law enforcement on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo\/Christian Monterrosa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The estate of Daunte Wright, the man accidentally shot by police some months back while he resisted arrest in a Minneapolis suburb, is being sued by one of his alleged victims. Twenty-year-old Wright you’ll recall had an active warrant for carrying a weapon and fighting with police, which was why they were trying to arrest him the day he got shot. He also had open armed robbery charges pending.<\/p>\n

This was, of course, forgotten at his funeral. According to the New York Times, his “family and friends remembered Mr. Wright for his bright smile and outgoing demeanor, and as a dedicated father to a toddler, Daunte Jr., who was almost 2. As a freshman at Thomas Edison High School, he was voted a ‘class clown.’<\/p>\n

“He attended Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis in 2018, said the school principal, Yusuf Abdullah, who said he ‘was just like any other kid.'”<\/p>\n

I know a little about Patrick Henry High School and can sadly say that Principal Abdullah is correct and that Mr. Wright is indicative of the type of kid that institution of learning produces.<\/p>\n

The Reverend Al Sharpton eulogized the young man he’d never once met with “You thought he was just some kid with an air freshener,\u201d Mr. Sharpton said. \u201cHe was a prince, and all of Minneapolis has stopped today to honor the prince of Brooklyn Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, it looks like the Prince of Brooklyn Center (\u00a9\u2122 Rev. Sharpton) in his violent wheelings and dealings around the Minneapolis metro area may have shot a 16 year old in the head, leaving him with permanent injuries. Now that family wants some of the settlement money that’s sure to come.<\/p>\n

KARE 11 reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The mother of a teenage boy who was shot in the head and critically injured in 2019 has filed a civil lawsuit claiming the shooter was Daunte Wright \u2013 the young man whose name made national headlines last month when he was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center.<\/p>\n

Wright\u2019s death sparked days of protests over racial profiling and police use of force.<\/p>\n

A newly filed lawsuit claims that Wright shot 16-year-old Caleb Livingston in the head at a Minneapolis gas station on May 14, 2019, leaving him with permanent physical and mental disabilities.<\/p>\n

Livingston\u2019s mother is seeking damages from Wright\u2019s estate to help pay for her son\u2019s continuing care.<\/p>\n

Although Wright was not criminally charged before his death in connection with Livingston\u2019s shooting, the civil court filings in the case allege that \u201cevidence generated to date reveals that the perpetrator of this crime was Daunte Wright.\u201d<\/p>\n

Livingston\u2019s mother also alleges in court documents that Wright was a gang member with a lengthy criminal history.<\/p>\n

Gas station shooting<\/h3>\n

Daunte Wright and Caleb Livingston had been childhood friends, according to a memorandum filed in the lawsuit. In fact, it says Caleb\u2019s \u201cfirst sleep over as a boy was at Wright\u2019s home.\u201d<\/p>\n

As time went on, though, there apparently was a falling out. Court filings say Livingston \u201cbeat up\u201d Wright in front of others. That may have been a motive for what the lawsuit claims happened next.<\/p>\n

Shortly after 9 o\u2019clock on the night of May 14, 2019, the lawsuit says Livingston was at a gas station\/convenience store in the 1800 block of Lowry Avenue in North Minneapolis. It claims Wright was there, too.<\/p>\n

It alleges Wright \u201cbrandished, pointed, and discharged a firearm\u201d at Livingston, with one bullet striking him in the head.<\/p>\n

Weapon found?<\/h3>\n

Caleb Livingston survived \u2013 but with severe and permanent injuries.<\/p>\n

At the time, no one was charged in the shooting. But attorneys for Livingston\u2019s mother point to new evidence they say links Wright to the crime.<\/p>\n

One year later, in June 2020, Minneapolis police received a report about a man with gun. When they arrived, a criminal complaint alleges that Daunte Wright jumped out of a car and fled on foot. However, officers said they found a loaded black Ruger .45 caliber handgun on the floor of the car where Wright had been sitting.<\/p>\n

Wright was charged with fleeing police and carrying a handgun without a permit.<\/p>\n

In a recent filing, an attorney for Livingston\u2019s mother told the court \u201cBased on reasonable information and belief, this gun is being compared to the shell casings found at the scene\u201d of the 2019 gas station shooting.<\/p>\n

The filing says the Minneapolis Police Department has not released details because their investigation is \u201cactive and ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Case originally sealed<\/h3>\n

Attorney Michael Padden filed the case in Hennepin County court on May 4, but originally asked that the case be kept confidential.<\/p>\n

He cited the widespread publicity and protests surrounding Wright\u2019s death which occurred during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.<\/p>\n

He also argued that making the case public could jeopardize the police investigation and interfere with possible negotiations with lawyers for Wright\u2019s family to settle the case.<\/p>\n

A judge recently ruled the court files could be released.<\/p>\n

When reached by KARE 11, Padden released this statement: \u201cWe had to commence the lawsuit because of the statute of limitations. MN law does not permit a case like this to be or remain sealed. Having said that, the allegations are valid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright\u2019s estate has not filed a formal response to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

KARE 11 attempted to reach Wright family attorney Ben Crump, but has not heard back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If true, then Wright was either a new father or expecting his son at the time he was allegedly shooting his friend in the head.<\/p>\n

All Wright’s victims should get a taste of what is sure to be a massive settlement. It seems that every settlement gets successively bigger. George Floyd’s family got $27M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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