A Democratic congresswoman representing St. Louis said the Minnesota cop who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man, Daunte Wright, ‘would've known the difference between a Taser and a gun' if her victim was white.

Cori Bush, the progressive first-term member of the House, posted a tweet referencing the now-former Brooklyn Center police officer, Kimberly Potter.

During a traffic stop on Sunday, Potter apparently thought she was firing a Taser at Wright, who was pulled over for allegedly driving with expired license plates.

Bush's fellow 'squad' members in the House, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, also have been highly critical of the police in the wake of the shooting, with Tlaib calling for the police to be abolished.

'It wasn't an accident. Policing in our country is inherently & intentionally racist,' Tlaib posted to Twitter.  

'Daunte Wright was met with aggression & violence. I am done with those who condone government-funded murder. No more policing, incarceration, and militarization. It can't be reformed,' Tlaib said.











Cori Bush (left), the progressive first-term member of the House, said the Minnesota cop who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man, Daunte Wright (right), ‘would've known the difference between a Taser and a gun' if her victim was white





Ocasio-Cortez is pictured with fellow 'squad' members Tlaib (far left), JetBlack Ilhan Omar (second left) and Ayanna Pressley (right) in July 2019





The Michigan Rep. made the radical declaration on Twitter Monday - one day after Wright was shot dead at a traffic stop in Minnesota when a white cop accidentally reached for her gun instead of a Taser












 Ocasio-Cortez also took aim at the concept of policing itself. 

'Daunte Wright's killing was not a random, disconnected 'accident' - it was the repeated outcome of an indefensible system that grants impunity for state violence, rewards it w/ endlessly growing budgets at the cost of community investment, & targets those who question that order,' said Ocasio-Cortez. 

'Cameras, chokehold bans, 'retraining' funds, and similar reform measures do not ultimately solve what is a systemic problem. 

'That system will find a way - killings happen on camera, people are killed in other ways, retraining grows $ while often substituting for deeper measures.'

Her comments mark AOC's strongest support yet for a movement to abolish the police. She has previously backed calls to defund police departments, but has not until now spoken in favor of a total scrapping of the forces, and starting again.

 Tlaib set off fierce debate with her incendiary tweet, which was 'liked' more than 15,000 times.

'Sounds like a call for total anarchy. I wonder if Twitter will remove this post,' one person stated in the replies section. 

'This isn't racism. Everything isn't color. The cop screwed up for sure but Daunte would likely be alive if he didn't fight the police,' another wrote. 

However, there were some followers who agreed with Tlaib, saying that police agencies were beyond the point of reform.  

'I agree. I have no power, but you do. We elected you to change things. So change them,' one voter wrote. 




The now-former Brooklyn Center police officer, Kim Potter (above), fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday. Potter apparently thought she was firing a Taser at Wright, who was pulled over for allegedly driving with expired license plates

The fatal shooting of another black man by police - just miles away from where George Floyd, 46, died after he was detained by Minneapolis cops last year - has sparked protests, demonstrations and riots nationwide.

At least 60 people were arrested at protests in Portland, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago overnight on Tuesday.

It was the third straight night of violent demonstrations. Rioters clashed with police in Minneapolis while the police union building in Portland, Oregon was set on fire.

The fatal shooting of Wright has also reignited debate over police reform.

Some progressives have argued that the shooting is another indication that police departments should be abolished altogether, while others say more reform is needed.




In her tweet on Tuesday, Bush dismissed the idea that ‘more training' would have prevented Wright's death

In her tweet on Tuesday, Bush dismissed the idea that ‘more training' would have prevented Wright's death.

‘The 26-year-veteran cop, former president of the police union, doesn't know the difference between a taser and a gun, and you say more training would've fixed this?' Bush wrote.

‘Nah. But I bet she would've known the difference if Daunte wasn't a Black boy or if he was her loved one.'

In Portland, at least 100 people descended on the Portland police union headquarters in North Portland where they set the building ablaze, shot fireworks and locked traffic - prompting police to declare a riot for the second night running.

Footage shows the Portland Police Association engulfed in flames before fire crews arrived to try and extinguish the blaze. 

Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, about 90 minutes before the 10pm local time curfew deadline, police declared protests outside the Brooklyn Center police station to be an unlawful assembly; pepper spray and flash bombs were used by officers in an attempt to disperse the crowd while demonstrators used umbrellas as shields.   

Demonstrators began gathering again Tuesday at the city's heavily guarded police headquarters, now ringed by concrete barriers and a tall metal fence, and where police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers stood watch. More than 1,000 protestors had arrived by early evening.  

Wright's killing, just 10 miles from the scene of George Floyd's death last May in Minneapolis, led to unrest in Minnesota and nationwide. The trial of Derek Chauvin, the first of four police officers charged in Floyd's death, is ongoing in the city.








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A police officer releases a chemical irritant at a protester on the other side of the fence of the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday. Protesters clashed with Minneapolis police for a third night in a row Tuesday over the alleged accidental police shooting death of a black man by a veteran female cop





Protesters shield themselves with umbrellas amid smoke from chemical irritants outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday. Veteran cop Kimberly Potter - who resigned from the force Tuesday - is said to have confused her gun for a taser when she shot at Daunte Wright, 20, on Sunday





A police officer holds a tear gas launcher while standing guard at the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday. Potter's home was barricaded up Tuesday, with officers posted inside, as a group of protesters gathered at the fences





Police and protesters clash Tuesday following a third night of demonstrations in the wake of Wright's death 





Activists raise their arms as they confront State troopers, National Guard members and other law enforcement officers following a march for Daunte Wright Tuesday. Curfews had been in place for Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Crystal, Columbia Heights, New Hope and Maple Grove from 10pm local time before gatherings were declared unlawful 



The PPA building is on fire.
Portland Police just declared a riot. pic.twitter.com/P6Pko7A2r5

— Suzette Smith (@suzettesmith) April 14, 2021











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Potter - who resigned from the force Tuesday - is said to have confused her gun with a taser when she shot at Daunte Wright, 20, in Brooklyn Center on Sunday.  

A police source told DailyMail.com they had taken precautions to protect the home. Potter, who has two adult sons, lives at the property with her husband, a former Fridley police officer.

They are all understood to have left the home late Tuesday night after the address was posted to social media.








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About 90 minutes before the 10pm local time curfew deadline, police declared protests outside the Brooklyn Center police station to be an unlawful assembly; pepper spray and flash bombs were used by officers in an attempt to disperse the crowd while demonstrators used umbrellas as shields





Law enforcement officers stand guard following a march for Daunte Wright Tuesday. Demonstrators began gathering again Tuesday at the city's heavily guarded police headquarters, now ringed by concrete barriers and a tall metal fence, and where police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers stood watch





Wright's killing, just 10 miles from the scene of George Floyd's death last May in Minneapolis, has led to unrest in Minnesota and nationwide. The trial of Derek Chauvin, the first of four police officers charged in Floyd's death, is ongoing in the city





Protestors clash with police outside of Brooklyn Center Police Station Tuesday. More than a 1,000 protestors had arrived by early evening. Wright's killing, just 10 miles from the scene of George Floyd's death last May in Minneapolis, has led to unrest in Minnesota and nationwide. The trial of Derek Chauvin, the first of four police officers charged in Floyd's death, is ongoing





Cops declared protests in Minneapolis unlawful Tuesday as they clashed with demonstrators outside of police station





Police and protesters faced off once again after nightfall Tuesday. 'Whose street? Our street!' the crowd chanted. The unrest had continued after the Hennepin County medical examiner ruled Wright's death as a homicide and said the cause was a gunshot wound to the chest





Demonstrators use umbrellas to shield themselves against tear gas and pepper balls in Brooklyn Center Tuesday





Law enforcement officers stand guard while stopping the fire that hit a vehicle near the Brooklyn Center police station





More than 200 demonstrators had arrived by early evening. Activists who attended the mayor's news conference called for sweeping changes to the Brooklyn Center Police Department and sharply criticized the acting police chief, Tony Gruenig, for not yet having a plan









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A group of demonstrators marched to the Brooklyn Center FBI building from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday





A tear gas canister explodes as people confront law enforcement outside an apartment complex across the street from the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on Tuesday 





Law enforcement attempt to apprehend someone near Brooklyn Center Police Station. April 13. Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop





Protestors clash with police outside of Brooklyn Center Police Station. April 13. Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.





Law enforcement charge protestors outside of Brooklyn Center Police Station as they attempt to enforce the curfew. April 13. Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.





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Outside the Brooklyn Center's heavily guarded police headquarters in Minneapolis, Tuesday, 'Murderapolis' was scrawled with black spray paint on a concrete barrier. 

'Daunte Wright! Say his name!' the crowd chanted. 'No justice, no peace! Prosecute the police!'

There were no reports of looting Tuesday.  

A group of protesters marched to the Brooklyn Center FBI building from the Brooklyn Center Police Department as the evening went on.

Minnesota State Patrol Colonel Matt Langer said at a midnight press conference: 'As the evening unfolded, the event devolved.' Officials said bricks and cans were thrown at cops. 

As the mayor spoke earlier on Tuesday, Wright's relatives and supporters assembled near the Minneapolis courthouse where Chauvin is standing trial, and recounted for reporters the anguish of his death at the age of 20.

Wright, who struggled with a learning disability and dropped out of high school, was remembered as a good-natured, loving man who worked multiple jobs to support his 2-year-old son.

Floyd's two brothers appeared at the news conference along with Floyd's girlfriend, Courteney Ross, who embraced Wright's mother, Katie, and said she had once taught Daunte Wright in school.








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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, speaks during a press conference as he joins the family of Daunte Wright outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 13





Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, Chyna Whitaker, Daunte Wright's girlfriend, and Floyd family lawyer, Ben Crump, attend a press conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 13





Katie Wright, center, mother of Daunte Wright, speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center





Naisha Wright embraces Katie Wright, the mother of Daunte Wright, as she speaks during a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 13





Katie Wright, center, mother of Daunte Wright, arrives to speak during a news conference, Tuesday, April 13, in Minneapolis. Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center





Katie Wright, the mother of Daunte Wright, speaks as other family and friends and family attorney Ben Crump, listen during a press conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 13





Naisha Wright, aunt of Daunte Wright, speaks as she is joined by members of George Floyd's family during a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 13





Naisha Wright, aunt of Daunte Wright, speaks as she is joined by members of George Floyd's family during a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center





Floyd family lawyer, Ben Crump speaks during a press conference with Daunte Wright's and George Floyd's families, at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 13. Tensions have soared over the death on April 11 of African American Daunte Wright near the Midwestern US city, a community already on edge over the ongoing trial of a policeman accused of killing another Black man, George Floyd

Wright's deadly encounter began when police pulled him over in his car for what they said was expired auto registration.

According to Gannon, officers then discovered a warrant for his arrest in their system. When Wright broke away from one officer and climbed back into his car in an apparent bid to flee, the second officer, since identified as Potter, accidentally drew her pistol instead of her Taser and opened fire, he said.

An autopsy found Wright was struck once in the chest. Potter can be heard on police video shouting: 'Holy shit, I just shot him.'

The car then rolled away with Wright still in the driver's until it struck another vehicle and came to a stop.

The recollections of Wright's mother and other relatives focused on his last moments.

Katie Wright said her son called her after he was pulled over, and that she offered to mediate with police over the phone. She said she heard police order her son, who seemed confused, out of his vehicle, followed by the sound of scuffling and an officer telling him to hang up the phone.

She said Wright's girlfriend, who was with him in the car, eventually picked up the phone and, amid cries and screams, told her he had been shot.

'She pointed the phone toward the driver's seat and my son was laying there, unresponsive,' Katie Wright recalled, weeping. 'That was the last time that I've seen my son.'








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Barriers and metal fencing was put up around the home of Officer Kimberly Potter who resigned from the force Tuesday





A man speaks with two cops stationed behind barriers and metal fencing put up around the home of Officer Kimberly Potter





Police started barricading Potter's home on Tuesday after her address was posted on social media, DailyMail.com can reveal. Exclusive photos show the five-bedroom home surrounded by police and workmen unloading barricades





A police source said they anticipate protests and are taking precautions to prevent the home being wrecked









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Police stand guard as demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday





A traffic cone is being thrown by demonstrators over law enforcement officers Tuesday. Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center





Protests on April 13, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after a white veteran police officer shot dead 20-year-old Daunte Wright, during a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Sunday after allegedly confusing her gun for a Taser





A protester in a gas mask gestures as activists confront State troopers, National Guard members and other law enforcement officers following a march for Daunte Wright on Tuesday 





Wright died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner said. Protests, pictured Tuesday, began within hours





Protesters rally outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday, as it is guarded by cops and the National Guard





Protesters participate in a march Tuesday, days after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center





Curfews are also in place for Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Crystal, Columbia Heights, New Hope and Maple Grove









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'You are hereby ordered to disperse,' an announcement played to the protesters said, warning that anyone not leaving would be arrested. The number of protesters then dropped rapidly over the next hour. 

The unrest had already continued for a second night Monday just hours after the Hennepin County medical examiner ruled Wright's death a homicide and said the cause was a gunshot wound to the chest. 

White veteran police officer Potter and her police chief boss both resigned from the force Tuesday. 

It is not yet clear what charges Brooklyn Center Police officer Potter will face over the death of the 20-year-old black man but multiple sources told KSTP they could be filed on Wednesday. 




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