&Quot;Daunte Wright&Quot;

Was Daunte Wright pulled over by police because he had an air freshener hanging from his mirror? No, that's not true: Police have said that they stopped Wright because of expired tags, and that it was when officers approached the vehicle that they saw something hanging from his rearview mirror, which is a violation of Minnesota safe driving laws. The…

Was an arrest warrant for Daunte Wright issued because a notice related to his aggravated robbery case had been sent to the wrong address? No, that's not true: Court files show a notice related to the robbery case was marked "return to sender," which may mean it was sent to the wrong address, but there was no active warrant on…

Was Daunte Wright "wanted" for aggravated robbery and "on the run ever since"? No, that's not true: Wright had been charged with such a crime, but at the time of his death, April 11, 2021, there was no active warrant on that case. Wright had appeared in court as recently as January 25, 2021, and a jury trial was set…

Was Daunte Wright's outstanding arrest warrant about weed? No, that's not true: He was wanted on a warrant related to a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. In a separate case, court documents show Wright pleaded to a marijuana charge. By the time he was fatally shot by an officer during an April 11, 2021, traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, there…