- Kelly Bryant,
Daunte Wright 's aunt, has started a GoFundMe page to cover her nephew's funeral costs. - Since then, she has received emails accusing her of creating a fake campaign designed to steal money from people, she told Insider.
- They also accused her of lying about her familial ties to Wright.
The aunt of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man killed by Minnesota police on Sunday, said she has been on the receiving end of hateful emails since starting a GoFundMe page to cover her nephew's funeral costs.
Kelly Bryant, Wright's aunt on his mother's side, told Insider she set up a GoFundMe page to help his parents while they're grieving.
She started it "just so they didn't have to think about it," Bryant said.
"So they could actually grieve and not have to worry on top of how they're going to pay to bury their son," she added
The page has so far raised more than $330,000.
"Please donate to give Daunte the proper burial he deserves and to help his son and son's mother Chyna," the page reads. "And if you can't support us financially, please send lots of prayers for our family to get through this tragic loss."
Wright and another person were driving in a car when police stopped them in Brooklyn Center,
On Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said Wright's death was accidental. Gannon said that police officer Kimberly Potter meant to shoot her Taser but mistakenly pulled her gun instead.
Potter, a senior-level officer with 26 years of experience, is on administrative leave while authorities investigate.
Wright's mother, Katie Wright, said her son had been pulled over for displaying an air freshener on his rearview mirror.
The GoFundMe page has only been active for one day, and already, Bryant said the family has received an "unbelievable" outpouring of love and support from around the world.
"I mean, donations are coming in from around the world," she said." It is absolutely amazing. And it makes my heart very happy to know so many people care."
Bryant has seen donations coming in from places like Canada and China, among other countries, she said.
But there's also been considerable backlash, she added. Bryant said she has received numerous hateful emails from strangers.
"People have been saying, 'You're scandalous,' 'You're stealing money from people,' and 'This is not even your nephew,'" Bryant added. "It's been crazy."
"I didn't think going into this, that it would be this much stress," she told Insider. "And this much backlash and emails of millions of people saying it's a fake account."
A date for the funeral has not yet been set because the family is still awaiting the release of Wright's body.
Wright's death inspired protests in the Minneapolis area. Many people in attendance - including Bryant, her daughter, and her best friend - were tear-gassed by police.
"It was scary," she said. "It was really bad."
Bryant told Insider she was forced to hide inside her car until she could clear her eyes.
"I couldn't see anything. I couldn't see where I was running. I didn't know if I'd get stampeded," she said. "People were running around with gallons of milk, dumping it on people's faces."
Vigils in honor of Wright have popped up all over the country. Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump is representing his family. Crump's office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.