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Daunte Wright: Hundreds attend Minneapolis funeral of man shot by police

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Hundreds of mourners, including family members and activists, have attended the funeral of a black man who was shot dead by police in Minneapolis.

Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a routine traffic stop in the Brooklyn City suburb of the city on 11 April.

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The city was already on edge amid the high-profile trial of a white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd last year.

That officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted of murder on Tuesday.

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