BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city s police chief resigned, the mayor announced Tuesday.
The death of the 20-year-old Black man has shaken a city already unsettled after George Floyd died about 10 miles away during a police arrest last May, an incident that led to nationwide protests calling for an end to racial injustice and police brutality.
Officer Kim Potter, 48, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday morning, Mayor Mike Elliott said in a news conference. He said the city did not ask her to resign but had been moving toward firing her.
Daunte Wright is sixth person killed by Brooklyn Center police since 2012
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Police: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun
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Daunte Wright shooting: Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter, chief resign
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Chief: Officer meant to use Taser, not firearm, on Daunte Wright
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