The family of Daunte Wright has reached a $3.25 million settlement with the City of Brooklyn Center following his death by a police officer in April last year. The city has also agreed to facilitate “changes to its policies and police officer training related to making traffic stops for equipment violations that do not interfere with the safety of…
Former Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A former police officer who fired shots that killed a fleeing man in Minnesota in 2021 was sentenced on Feb. 18 to two years in jail. Kim Potter, who worked for the Brooklyn Center Police Department, faced up to 8 1/2 years in prison, but Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said the lesser sentence was warranted because…
What the Media Doesn’t Tell You About the Daunte Wright & Kim Potter Trial | Larry Elder
Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who accidentally shot and killed Daunte Wright, was found guilty for mistaking her gun for her taser when she shot him. It was a very tragic event, but a key reason she had to draw a weapon in the first place was that Daunte was trying to evade arrest…
Juror: Kim Potter Made Mistake but Was Still Responsible
MINNEAPOLIS—A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says jurors felt she made an honest mistake when she drew her firearm instead of her stun gun, but that she was still responsible for his death. The juror spoke with KARE-TV reporter Lou Raguse…
Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Kim Potter Who Killed Daunte Wright
A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright in April went on trial on Wednesday. Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center Police officer was identified in April as responsible for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Wright, whose death…
Jury for Officer’s Trial in Daunte Wright Death Reaches 10
MINNEAPOLIS—Jury selection moved forward Thursday in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, with a 10th juror seated ahead of opening statements next week. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic…
Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Lays out Possible Defense
MINNEAPOLIS—A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April is laying out her potential defenses ahead of her November trial. Attorneys for former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter said in documents made public Thursday that they…
Anonymous Jury Ordered for Ex-Cop in Daunte Wright’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS—A judge ordered Tuesday that jurors should remain anonymous for the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old black motorist, on April 11. She’s scheduled to go on trial Nov. 30 on a charge of…
Postcards From the Catastrophe
Let’s play “one of these things not like the other.” On April 11, a young Black man named Daunte Wright was accidentally shot and killed while resisting arrest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. At first, rumors flew around that Wright had been pulled over because he had an air-freshener dangling from his rearview mirror. In fact,…
‘You Can’t Stop the Revolution!’ But One State Is Making Plans
Commentary The season for potentially violent street protests is upon us, sparked by the latest police shooting of a black man in a suburb of Minneapolis. Officers in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, pulled over a car because it had an expired registration tag. They discovered the driver, Daunte Wright, 20, also had an outstanding warrant, reportedly…
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