The former police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Minnesota over the weekend was ordered on Thursday to appear in court next month. In a brief appearance via Zoom, Kim Potter was told to appear on May 17 in person before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, unless other arrangements are…
The Abolition of Doubt
Commentary If you were surprised by the firing of Curt Boganey, the City Manager of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, merely for saying that the police officer who shot a wanted criminal was entitled to due process, you haven’t been paying attention. Kim Potter, the officer in question, says she thought she had reached for her Taser…
24 Arrested in 4th Night of Unrest in Minnesota City Following Police Shooting
About two dozen people, most from outside Brooklyn Center, were arrested in the Minnesota city late Wednesday as unrest continued in the wake of a fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man. Demonstrators gathered around the Brooklyn Center Police Department and erected makeshift barricades before lobbing bricks, bottles, and other projectiles at law enforcement officers. Eventually,…
City Manager Fired After Calling for Due Process for Minnesota Officer Speaks Out
The now-former city manager who was fired this week over his saying that the police officer who shot Daunte Wright deserved due process said he meant that people needed to examine the facts of the case. “What I was simply saying is that everyone is entitled to an examination of the facts before making a…
Daunte Wright’s Mother: Day Son Was Shot ‘Worst Day of My Life’
The mother of the Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday called the day the worst of her life in a press conference on Tuesday. Katie Wright recounted being on the phone with Daunte Wright, 20, after he was pulled over for a traffic violation in Brooklyn Center near Minneapolis….
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