Category: Minnesota

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 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…


Minnesota City Manager Fired, After City Council Gives Mayor Command of Police in Wake of Daunte Wright Shooting

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 Fired After Supporting Due Process For Officer Who Shot Man

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 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…


Curfew Goes Into Effect in Minnesota After Officer-Involved Shooting Fatality

Authorities in Minnesota are imposing curfews to try to prevent violence from taking place a second night following the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. A curfew will be in place on Monday night in Ramsey, Hennepin, and Anoka counties, which includes the cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Brooklyn Center, where the shooting…


Curfew to Go Into Effect in Minnesota After Officer-Involved Shooting Fatality

Authorities in Minnesota are imposing curfews to try to prevent violence from taking place a second night following the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. A curfew will be in place on Monday night in Ramsey, Hennepin, and Anoka counties, which includes the cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Brooklyn Center, where the shooting…