The former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man during an April 11 traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. Kimberly Potter, 48, who resigned in the wake of the incident, was charged on April 14 by Washington County Attorney Peter Orput. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn…
Former Minnesota Police Officer in Fatal Shooting Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter
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…
Minnesota Police Arrest 60 for Rioting and Other Crimes in Continued Unrest Following Daunte Wright Shooting
Law enforcement officers in Minnesota arrested roughly 60 people on Tuesday night as civil unrest continued for the third consecutive night following the shooting of a 20-year-old man. A peaceful vigil devolved as people there tried tearing down a fence erected around the Brooklyn Center Police Department headquarters, with others chucking bricks and other objects…
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….
Minnesota City Police Chief, Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign
The Minneapolis-area police officer who shot Daunte Wright and the city’s police chief resigned on Tuesday following riots and protests, according to her union. Kim Potter, a veteran officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned. “I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community…
Rioting Ensues in Minnesota After Police Shooting of Daunte Wright
Violent demonstrations erupted in Minnesota and elsewhere late Monday as people angry over the police shooting of a 20-year-old man the day prior ransacked stores and threw bottles, bricks, and other projectiles at law enforcement officers. Approximately 40 people were arrested in Brooklyn Center, where the April 11 shooting occurred, for crimes including curfew violations…
Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Identified, Medical Examiners Point to Homicide
Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter has been identified as responsible for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, whose death has been ruled as homicide by medical examiners. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, was identified Monday by Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety as the officer who shot Wright during…
Minnesota City Manager Vote Out After Supporting Due Process For Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright
The city council of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota on Monday passed a motion to give the office of Mayor Mike Elliott command of the police department in the wake of the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. “Moments ago, the council passed a motion 3-2 to give command authority over our Police Department to my…
Minnesota City Manager Voted Out After Supporting Due Process For Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright
The city council of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota on Monday passed a motion to give the office of Mayor Mike Elliott command of the police department in the wake of the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. “Moments ago, the council passed a motion 3-2 to give command authority over our Police Department to my…
Minnesota City Council Gives Mayor Command of Police After Daunte Wright Shooting, City Manager Fired
The city council of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota on Monday passed a motion to give the office of Mayor Mike Elliott command of the police department in the wake of the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. “Moments ago, the council passed a motion 3-2 to give command authority over our Police Department to my…
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