Questions Arise About How Kim Potter, 26-Year Police Veteran, Could Confuse Gun For Taser
On 4/13/21 at 4:46 AM EDT
Doubts have been raised about how a 26-year police veteran could mistake a handgun for a Taser, after the Brooklyn Center police chief said he believes the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright did so accidentally.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Monday identified Kim Potter as the officer who shot Wright, a day after the 20-year-old Black man s death in the Minneapolis suburb sparked unrest in an area already on edge due to the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
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A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city’s police chief – moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city s chief of police resigned Tuesday.
I ve loved every minute of being a cop : Veteran Minneapolis cop who shot dead Daunte Wright resigns amid mounting pressure to fire her - and offers no apology to his family - as her police chief boss also quits
Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter, 48, on Sunday after he was pulled over for what police said were expired license plate tags
Police said a struggle broke out when they tried to arrest Wright after running his name and realizing he had an outstanding warrant
Potter resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday, effective immediately