Hundreds of protesters gathered in Washington DC on Monday to hold a protest and honour a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright, who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota one day earlier.

Protesters first gathered in Malcolm X Park and after a moment of silence at the vigil, they turned into the streets chanting and shouting slogans against police brutality towards Afro-American people.

The crowd stormed into a metro station in order to avoid the police. Inside the station, protesters took a metro ride from Dupont Circle to Gallery place in Chinatown where they continued the march, surrounded by police.

"They should do their research on what abolition is. And, do their research, in depth, about what America's foundations are. And, do their research on all the names of all of the Black and Brown individuals that have been murdered and don't make national news. Because they don't all make national news," stated Black Lives Matter activist Neon.

Wright, 20, was killed on Sunday after being pulled over for a traffic violation. A struggle ensued before he tried to get back into his car.

Wright was shot by officer Kim Potter during the incident and later pronounced dead.

Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department subsequently announced her resignation on Tuesday, as did police chief Tim Gannon.

A police statement released on Monday said the incident was an accident, as the officer had intended to use a taser, not a gun, on Wright.

Protests and unrest have followed in the wake of the killing.