Daunte Wright's $1.04M GoFundMe led to lawsuit over son's support

What began as a public effort to support Daunte Wright’s family after his death later became a dispute over more than $1 million in donations. A GoFundMe campaign launched following Wright’s fatal shooting in Minnesota in 2021 raised $1,039,207 from nearly 29,000 donors. But in October 2022, Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Wright’s only child, filed a lawsuit alleging that her son had been promised a share of the money but received none. The Minnesota court complaint alleged that half of the fundraiser proceeds had been promised to the child.How the $1 million fundraiser beganDaunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11, 2021. His death prompted an outpouring of public attention and support for his family. A GoFundMe campaign called the “Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund” was created after his death.