What we know: Ex-officer Kim Potter released on $100,000 bond, faces second-degree manslaughter charge in Daunte Wright s death msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
1. Questions have been raised about the 26-year police veteran for confusing a gun for a Taser.
Although Gannon said the shooting was an accidental discharge, he said during a news conference Monday that officers with the department were trained to carry their handguns on their dominant side, with the Taser being holstered on the opposite side of the body. If you re right-handed, you carry your firearm on your right side and you carry your Taser on the left. This is done purposefully, and it s trained, he said.
A day after his remarks, Gannon announced he was resigning.
Ben Crump, an attorney who represents Wright s family as well as that of George Floyd, questioned on Twitter how Potter s mix-up was possible considering her years of experience. He claimed that she knew exactly what she was doing and her actions were clearly intentional.
A report later concluded that Mr. Dimock-Heisler, who was described as mentally ill, had lunged at a police officer with a knife during a domestic disturbance call. Officer Potter advised each of the officers to go into separate squad cars, turn off their body cameras and not talk to each other, according to the report last year by the Hennepin County attorney. No charges were filed in the case.
Officer Potter’s husband, Jeffrey Potter, was also a police officer, serving in the Fridley Police Department in Minnesota for 28 years until his retirement in 2017. According to a community newsletter, Mr. Potter was an instructor in the department, training officers in use of force, Taser use and crowd control.
What we know: Ex-officer Kim Potter released on $100,000 bond, faces second-degree manslaughter charge in Daunte Wright s death Ryan W. Miller and Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Kim Potter, the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright at a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, is a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Potter was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter, officials said. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput issued a news release with details from the criminal complaint.