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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors expect to decide Wednesday whether to charge...

Mohamed Ibrahim And Mike Householder Demonstrators use umbrellas as shields against police during a clash outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department while protesting the shooting death of Daunte Wright, late Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) April 14, 2021 - 12:28 AM BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Prosecutors expect to decide Wednesday whether to charge the white former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traff...

Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 06.26 EDT Good morning. The Minnesota police officer who shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright dead during a traffic stop resigned yesterday, along with her police chief. Authorities said that officer Kim Potter had meant to discharge her Taser on Wright to stop him driving away, and accidentally discharged a handgun. The resignations came after two nights of protests in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, which has erupted into demonstrations since Wright, who ...

Note: This article has been corrected. BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the citys police chief — moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest. But police and protesters faced off once again after nightfall Tuesday, with hundreds of protesters gathering again at Brooklyn Center’s heavily g...

Ted Cruz Says of Daunte Wrights Killing: There Are Accidents That Occur On 4/14/21 at 4:05 AM EDT Texas Senator Ted Cruz has said the killing of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, was an accident that came with the territory of "interactions with law enforcement." His comments came during a third night of unrest outside Brooklyn Center police station in Minnesota, where people protesting the death of the 20-year-old were dispersed by pepper spray a...

Decision expected on charges for cop who shot Black motorist in Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim And Mike Householder Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Demonstrators take cover from crowd-dispersal munitions from police outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department while protesting the shooting death of Daunte Wright, late Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Prosecutors expec...

Minnesota cop Kim Potter to be charged in shooting death of Daunte Wright Potter will be charged with second-degree manslaughter, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput says Loading the player... A Minnesota prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, igniting days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. Kim Potter will be charged with second-degree ...

Demonstrations erupted in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday night after a police officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop. Crowds of mourners gathered at the site of the shooting, and relatives identified the victim as Daunte Wright, an...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on FoxNews.com. A congresswoman from Missouri claimed Tuesday night that a White Minnesota police officer accused of killing a Black man "would’ve known the difference" between her service weapon and a stun gun if shooting victim Daunte Wright "wasn’t a Black boy." Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush made the accusation in a Twitter message, referring to former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter, who police say mistakenly us...

Protesters and police clash for a third night in a Minneapolis suburb as prosecutors weigh charges against officer Hundreds gathered for a third night of protests to express anger over the police killing of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb as prosecutors could decide as soon as Wednesday whether to charge the officer authorities say shot him. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte W...