Ex-Cop Kim Potter Charged w/ Second Degree Manslaughter In Duante Wright Killing
The former Minnesota officer, Kim Potter, 26, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop, was charged with second-degree manslaughter. Potter was arrested earlier today (April 14). According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, Wright’s death is considered a homicide.
Potter and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned on April 13. Gannon said Potter “accidentally” shot her gun and claims she yelled “taser” but pulled the trigger instead. Benjamin Crump and Jeff Storms are representing Wright and said they don’t accept “the police assertion that the deadly confrontation was an accident.” They said,
Ex-US police officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing ANI | Updated: Apr 15, 2021 08:25 IST
Minneapolis [US], April 15 (ANI): An ex-police officer who shot and killed an African American man Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter, authorities said on Wednesday.
According to CNN, Kim Potter, who resigned as a Brooklyn Center police officer this week, is charged in Sunday s shooting death of 20-year-old Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office determined Wright died of a gunshot wound and the death was a homicide. Potter was arrested late Wednesday morning by agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the bureau said. She was booked into the Hennepin County Jail, online records show.