Prosecutors' case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd's younger brother and testimony from a police use-of-force expert who said no "reasonable" officer would have done what Chauvin did.
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George Floyd s brother testifies in spark of life phase of Derek Chauvin trial
Key moments from Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin trial UP NEXT The jury has heard extensively about George Floyd s drug addiction, but until Monday little had been shared to humanize the man prosecutors say died in the most inhumane way. Prosecutors winding down their murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, called Floyd s brother, Philonise Floyd, to the witness stand to provide what is known in Minnesota as spark of life doctrine testimony. Stemming from a 1985 state Supreme Court case, Minnesota is rare in permitting such personal and often emotional testimony from loved ones of an alleged crime victim in advance of a verdict. In most states, such testimony is reserved for victim impact statements during sentencing if there is a conviction.
Protests lasted for hours in Brooklyn Center, Minn., where 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright died after being shot by police Sunday. Image: Evan Frost/MPR News
Updated April 12, 2021 at 10:44 PM ET
The police officer said to have fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed in what started as a traffic stop, has been identified as Kim Potter.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in a statement on Monday evening described Potter as a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center, Minn., Police Department, who is now on administrative leave.
The department offered no other details about Potter s career, saying, Further personnel data are not public from the BCA under Minnesota law during an active investigation.
Police Say Accidental Discharge Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright s Death
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Officials in Brooklyn Center, Minn., called the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, the result of an accidental discharge of a gun by a police officer.
Updated April 12, 2021 at 7:14 PM ET
The Hennepin County medical examiner has made a determination that the death was a homicide.
At a press conference Monday, Brooklyn Center police Chief Tim Gannon played body camera footage of the shooting, saying its circumstances demanded transparency. It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet, Gannon said. This appears to me, from what I ve viewed and the officer s reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright.