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The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continued Monday, April 12, 2021, as a use of force expert, cardiologist and George Floyd's brother testified.
Daunte Wright Live Updates: Protest Outside Police Station Fades
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The police killing in a Minneapolis suburb adds to tensions around the trial of Derek Chauvin. Protesters there defied a 7 p.m. curfew. Police officers fired tear gas and made arrests.
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Protesters gathered outside the Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minn., for a second night, in violation of the city’s curfew. Officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.CreditCredit.Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
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A protester standing in front of police officers in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Monday night.Credit.Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times
Officer Kim Potter in 2007.Credit.Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune, via Getty Images
Minnesota officials on Monday identified the police officer who shot Daunte Wright as Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, and said she had been placed on administrative leave.
The state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a brief statement that Officer Potter had been placed on “standard administrative leave.” The statement did not elaborate, citing an active investigation.
The Star Tribune newspaper reported on Monday that Officer Potter, 48, had been licensed as a police officer in Minnesota in 1995. It said that her duties over the course of her tenure had included serving on the department’s negotiation team.