Another Black man has died at the hands of police : Outrage builds over shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota traffic stop Ryan W. Miller, Eric Ferkenhoff and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Minnesota police say Daunte Wright shooting was due to accidental discharge
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop may have intended to fire a Taser, the city s police chief said Monday.
The department released dramatic bodycam footage of the incident, which has rocked the Minneapolis suburb miles from where George Floyd was killed during a police arrest last May.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AFP): Fresh protests broke out Monday (April 12) night in Minneapolis despite a curfew implemented after a police officer fatally shot a young black man when she confused her handgun with her Taser, fueling tensions in a United States city already on edge because of the George Floyd murder trial.
Officer, police chief resign after Daunte Wright shooting
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April 13 (UPI) The Brooklyn Center, Minn., police chief and the officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop resigned Tuesday.
Officer Kimberly Potter submitted her resignation letter to the Law Enforcement Labor Services, a public safety labor union.
Advertisement I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department and my fellow officers if I resign immediately, she wrote.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said the city didn t ask Potter, a 26-year veteran, to resign.
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the veteran police officer who shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright to.