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DFL senators press for action on police reforms Senates POCI Caucus say the traffic stop killing of Daunte Wright makes it more apparent the state needs more law enforcement accountability measures Author: John Croman Updated: 11:52 PM CDT April 14, 2021 BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — The killing of Daunte Wright in this Twin Cities suburb has sparked renewed urgency over pending police reform legislation at the Minnesota State Capitol, at least for those who support...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/minnesota-officer-faces-manslaughter/"></div>(Refiles to correct headline spelling of “manslaughter”) MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday, a day after the officer turned in her badge. Daunte Wright, 20, w...

“Obviously so much of what will happen is based on what the verdict is and how it’s expressed, but we are preparing,” Mr. de Blasio told NY1. “We will be ready for a variety of protests.” Charles “Cully” Stimson, deputy director of The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, predicted that unrest will follow whether Mr. Chauvin is convicted or acquitted on second- and third-degree murder charges stemming from the death of George Floyd. “It�...

Red-hot Wild power play is at NHL-best 50% in April The turnaround has been dramatic since a league-worst start.  April 14, 2021 — 6:15pm Text size Copy shortlink: Last week the architects were Kevin Fiala and Kirill Kaprizov. On Wednesday, Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Johansson were the headliners — the latest catalysts on a Wild power play that continues to surge after going 3-for-3 in a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes at Xcel Energ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Mayor Mike Elliott, has been bowing to pressure from "political activists," following Sunday’s police shooting death of Daunte Wright, a police union official claimed Wednesday. Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, made the remarks during an interview on Minneapolis radio station WCCO-AM. Peters previously served as police commander in...

Former officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright to make first court appearance as tension eases at protests While protesters gathered for the fourth night in a row in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center to protest the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, there was a palpable easing of tension, according to law enforcement officials, hours after a former police officer was arrested and charged in his death. The former officer, Kim Potter, will make her first appearance in court Thursday. ...

Stephen Groves Fencing and concrete barriers surround the home of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter as local police guard her residence, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Champlin, Minn. A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge Potter, a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. (AP Photo/Jo...

  By 10pm the group had started lighting fires around the police building, local news reported. One fire had been lit behind the building, people shot fireworks towards the office and others appeared to use accelerants on a door to ignite another blaze, police said. A riot was declared about 10 minutes after the group arrived at the building, with police saying they arrested one person. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and were able to extinguish the blaze. In Minnesota more t...

The shooting of Daunte Wright rekindled trauma for some in the Black community. Author: Richard Solomon (WBNS) Updated: 11:29 PM EDT April 14, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Recent police shootings of Black individuals can bring up trauma for others in the Black community. For Al Edmondson, the owner of A Cut Above, it reignites trauma. “My emotions right now…nothing’s changed. We’ve seen shooting after shooting, arrest after arrest. When is it going to stop,”...

Schenectady police investigate protesters over graffiti, broken glass | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Protesters on Tuesday used sidewalk chalk to get their message across at the main entrance to the Schenectady Police Department in the wake of the shooting death of Daunte Wright by a Minnesota police officer. The "f**k 12" reference has been associated with the long ago police television program Adam-12, and is sometimes used as a reference to the police. The Gazette obscured profanity in the ima...