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Potters actions is alarming and concerning for Michael Lawlor, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven. "Its a huge mistake and training and the positioning of these weapons is specifically designed to minimize the chances that this wouldve actually happened," said Lawlor. "In that moment, she was acting as the field training officer for a rookie who was with her which is really unbelievable that you can make that kind of mistake in that situation." Lawlor serv...

Daunte Wright death: Police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter Protests continue in Minneapolis after shooting of 20-year-old black man about 7 hours ago Demonstrators filled the streets for the third straight night of protest in Brooklyn Center, a suburb in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. Video: Reuters Daunte Wright and his son Daunte Jr at the child’s first birthday party. A white police officer, Kimberly Potter, has been charged with manslaughter o...

Fox News host Laura Ingraham opened 'The Ingraham Angle' on Wednesday slamming the media for highlighting what is allegedly an accidental shooting of Daunte Wright while ignoring acts of violence committed against Black and other minority Americans

Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Will Face Manslaughter Charge Demonstrators protesting the police-perpetrated shooting of Daunte Wright march to FBI offices from the Brooklyn Center police station on April 13, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Scott Olson / Getty Images Reading List Kim Potter, the white police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright on Sunday, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter, a county prosecutor said Wednesday. This announcement comes ...

Crowds gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department for the fourth consecutive night Wednesday as demonstrators called for justice in fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.

Boys and Girls Club of Rochester reflects on police violence CEO Chad Campbell said this year has been exceptionally difficult on their youth members. Posted: Apr 14, 2021 10:25 PM Posted By: Zach Gilleland ROCHESTER, Minn. - Protests continue following the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Boys and Girls Club of Rochester CEO Chad Campbell said this year has been difficult for its youth members, 75 percent of them who are people of color, because of the pandemic and racia...

At least 15 US officers mistook guns for Tasers. Three were convicted 14 Apr, 2021 11:38 PM 8 minutes to read Robert Bates was convicted of manslaughter after he said he mistakenly shot a man with a gun instead of a Taser in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2015. Photo / AP Robert Bates was convicted of manslaughter after he said he mistakenly shot a man with a gun instead of a Taser in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2015. Photo / AP New York Times By: Alan Feuer and Mihir Zaveri Prosecuting police in cases of so-call...

Editor’s note: This article contains links to and descriptions of racist imagery targeting Black Americans. It also quotes a source, whose identity is known to The Daily, who has been granted anonymity for fear of reprisal. This source is denoted by an asterisk and pseudonym. Photos circulated online late Tuesday featuring an OU freshman repeatedly using racist slurs and imagery in social media posts. In the Twitter thread, OU freshman Jaxon Moore is seen posting photos of himself edited t...

Caron Nazario police stop: Windsor police chief calls encounter a teaching moment CNN 1 hr ago By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN © Courtesy Plaintiff Attorney Caron Nazario is seen in this still image from body camera footage holding his hands up before a police officer pepper sprays him. The police chief of Windsor, Virginia, said Wednesday that a traffic stop in which two officers pointed guns at a US Army officer, pepper-sprayed him and pushed him to the ground was "...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s tweet about police draws pushback from law enforcement Tags:  READ: “Reckless. Her comments are reckless and they’re disgusting,” said Detroit Police Chief James Craig. Craig is sounding off against the latest tweet from Tlaib. “It’s not reflecting of every law agency,” Craig said. “It’s not reflecting every man and woman that serve in this capacity.” Tlaib posted on her Twitter account Monday in response to the shooting death of Daunte Wright. She twe...