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Scott Bauer and Mike Householder Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER– A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday 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. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was filed three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop and as the nearby murder trial progresses for the e...

Updated: Apr 15 2021, 14:47 ET VLADIMIR Putin is threatening to invade Ukraine to "humiliate" Joe Biden after his "killer" jibe as he looks to reassert Russias "superpower" status, an expert says. Fears are growing of an all-out war seven years after Russia ruthlessly annexed Crimea in the east of the country using militia groups. 6 6 Russia is amassing troops and tanks on its border with UkraineCredit: Alamy Putin has already gathered 80,000 troops in the region with another 30,000 soldiers se...

“With that responsibility comes a great deal of discretion and accountability. We will vigorously prosecute this case and intend to prove that Officer Potter abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her Taser. Her action caused the unlawful killing of Mr. Wright and she must be held accountable,” Ali, who is also the director of the Major Crime Unit, said. Potter, along with Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon submitted their resignations...

Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer that shot and killed Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb, has been officially charged with a crime. Potter was slapped with second-degree manslaughter and is now free on a $100,000 bond. Local outlet KSTP reports that Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, was formally charged by the Washington County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday (April 14). If Potter’s case goes to a conviction, she will face up to a m...

Attorney Antonio Moore breaks down how the deaths of Daunte Wright, George Floyd, & Philando Castile all tie back to a history of redlining that sits behind what we see with Minneapolis policing. Moore looks at historical redlining maps, current stories on redlining, and other articles in making his analysis. Watch and share the video and tell us at EURweb your thoughts. Tags

Chicago police body camera footage to be released in fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability will release body camera footage on Thursday from the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and community leaders are set to hold a news conference at 12 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) ahead of the video’s release. In a joint statement Thursday, the mayor’s office and the attorneys for Adam’s family sai...

Updated: Apr 15 2021, 10:18 ET CHINA poses a significant cyber threat to the US by stealing data, hacking government agencies, and spying on people, the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said today. During his appearance on Morning Joe on Thursday, Rep Adam Schiff detailed the ways in which the communist country was interfering with America in "space, land, sea, and the cyber realm." 6 6 The nature of the Chinese threat was detailed on Morning Joe this morningCredit: MSNBC  "It is a...

Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Daunte Wright 15 April 2021 - 08:42 By Reuters Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who resigned from the Brooklyn Center police force, poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US April 14, 2021. Image: Hennepin County Sheriffs Office/Handout via REUTERS. The white suburban police officer who fatall...

Brooklyn Center Police Fire Paintballs at Daunte Wright Protesters in Video On 4/15/21 at 7:03 AM EDT Law enforcement reportedly fired paintballs, a chemical spray and flash-bang grenades at protesters after declaring the assembly unlawful, according to The New York Times. A reporter for The Times, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, shared several videos and images from the night on Twitter. "Police just got more aggressive, firing what appears to be a flasbang directly into the crowd (video) and firi...

Catholics for Choice Denounces Racist Policing After the Murder of Daunte Wright & Violent Harassment of Caron Nazario Share Article Catholics for Choice mourns the murder of Daunte Wright and the police brutality inflicted upon Caron Nazario, denounces the evil of white supremacy, demands justice, and calls for an end to systemic racism in America. The very fact that this is a pattern, and that the constant threat of deadly police violence is a reality of daily life in America for Black and br...