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Brooklyn Center Catholics Come to Terms with Daunte Wright’s Death and the Impact on Their Community

Naisha Wright (R) embraces Katie Wright (C), the mother of Daunte Wright, as she speaks during a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 13, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter on Sunday. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Naisha Wright (R) embraces Katie Wright (C), the mother of Daunte Wright, as she speaks during a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 13, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wright was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter on Sunday.

‘Tensions are just very, very high,’ Redemptorist Father John Schmidt, the pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, told the Register.