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.
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