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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE WRIGHT FAMILY OF MINNESOTA ON THE | |
PASSING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Blazejewski, Potter, McGaw, Filippi, | |
Date Introduced: April 13, 2021 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Daunte Wright, a twenty-year old African-American from Minnesota died |
2 | tragically on April 11, 2021, when he was fatally shot after being stopped for a traffic violation. A |
3 | struggle had ensued between Mr. Wright and police officers, during which one of the police |
4 | officers, who stated that she thought she had a taser in her hand, instead fired her weapon, |
5 | resulting in the death of Mr. Wright; and |
6 | WHEREAS, This tragedy needs to be thoroughly and openly investigated and justice |
7 | must be the end-result for all parties involved. Daunte Wright’s mother, Ms. Katie Wright, has |
8 | properly called for justice for her son and people of color and has also admirably stated that more |
9 | violence in response to this tragedy is not what is needed at this moment in time for the greater |
10 | Minneapolis community; now, therefore be it |
11 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
12 | expresses its deepest condolences on the untimely and tragic passing of Daunte Wright; and be it |
13 | further |
14 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
15 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Katie Wright. |
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