Worst day of my life : As Daunte Wright s family grieves, police chief and officer resign in Brooklyn Center shooting Ryan W. Miller, Eric Ferkenhoff and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Minnesota police say Daunte Wright shooting was due to accidental discharge
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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.
Minnesota cop who fatally shot Black motorist resigns
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A crowd gathers at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Monday, April 12, 2021, for a No Justice No Peace rally following the police shooting death of Daunte Wright. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)AP
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday.
Kim Potter resigned two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Potter, a 26-year veteran, had been on administrative leave following Sunday’s shooting.
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