Minnesota City Manager Voted Out After Supporting Due Process For Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright

Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey speaks during a press conference about the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright at the Brooklyn Center police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 12, 2021. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon referred to the incident as an "accidental discharge" and that the officer who shot and killed Wright meant to grab their taser. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

The city council of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota on Monday passed a motion to give the office of Mayor Mike Elliott command of the police department in the wake of the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

“Moments ago, the council passed a motion 3-2 to give command authority over our Police Department to my office,” Elliott wrote on Twitter. “At such a tough time, this will streamline things and establish a chain of command and leadership.”