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Wright, father of a young son, was killed on 11 April after a traffic stop. The former Brooklyn Center police chief has said he believes Potter meant to use her Taser on Wright instead of her handgun. Body-camera video shows her shouting “Taser!” multiple times before firing. The shooting ignited days of unrest. Wright’s family members and protesters had wanted prosecutors to file murder charges. The shooting happened amid the trial for Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police o...

MINNEAPOLIS — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference Monday. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter has an omnibus hearing, also known as a pretrial hearing, Monday afternoon in Hennepin County District Court. The purpose of such a hearing is to go over evidence and determine if there’s probable cause for the case to proceed...

Good morning, Israeli warplanes have launched what appeared to be the heaviest airstrikes yet on Gaza City since the conflict broke out a week ago. The attacks rocked the city for 10 minutes and were more intense, covered a broader area and lasted longer than the raids 24 hours earlier in which 42 Palestinians were killed. Hamas has continued launching rockets from civilian areas in Gaza towards civilian areas in Israel. To date, at least 188...

Officer charged in fatal shooting of Daunte Wright to appear in court for pretrial hearing Share Updated: 3:13 AM CDT May 17, 2021 AMY FORLITI Share Updated: 3:13 AM CDT May 17, 2021 GET NATIONAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 3:13 AM CDT May 17, 2021 AMY FORLITI Video above: Daunte Wrights funeral held in MinneapolisA former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with se...

An ex-police officer faces a hearing in Minnesota on a manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of Black man that touched off days of angry protests.

Kim Potter, Ex-Officer Charged Over Daunte Wrights Death, To Appear in Court On 5/17/21 at 7:33 AM EDT The former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black father, is due to appear in court via videoconference on Monday. Kim Potter, 48, a white former police officer in Brooklyn Center, will have her pre-trial hearing on Monday afternoon at Hennepin County District Court. The hearing will go over evidence and determ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference Monday. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter has an omnibus hearing, also known as a pretrial hearing, Monday afternoon in Hennepin County District Court. The purpose of such a hearing is to go over evidence and determine if there’s probable cause for the case to proceed...

Briefs: Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in airstrikes Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics, Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire and greater US efforts, Glimmer of hope seen in India and more news for Monday Author: May 17, 2021 A Palestinian firefighter extinguishes a fire from a beachside cafe after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics, Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fir...

(Brooklyn Center, MN)  --  Changes are coming to how certain noncriminal calls are dealt with in Brooklyn Center after City Council passed a police reform resolution over the weekend. The initiative was named after Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler, who Mayor Mike Elliot says were robbed of their futures as they were both shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police. The resolution establishes an unarmed department full of social workers and medical teams that will respond to traffic stops, ...

OFFICER Kim Potter is set to stand trial for allegedly killing Daunte Wright when she confused a gun and Taser as there's enough evidence.The former B