EXCLUSIVE: Daunte Wright had a warrant out for his arrest for attempted aggravated robbery charges after choking and holding a woman at gunpoint for $820 in 2019, court papers reveal
Daunte Wright was shot dead by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter Sunday after he was pulled over for expired license plate tags
DailyMail.com can reveal that Wright, 20, had a warrant out for his arrest for attempted aggravated robbery charges at the time
Charging papers allege Wright and a second man, Emajay Driver, attended a party in December 2019 at the home of two women in Osseo, Minnesota
The women allowed the pair to crash after they said they didn t have a ride home
GRAPHIC: Minnesota cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motoristâs death
Mayor: Chief, officer resign after fatal Daunte Wright shooting By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | April 13, 2021 at 7:01 AM EDT - Updated April 13 at 3:33 PM
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) â A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the cityâs police chief â moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
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The resignations from Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon came 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 Sundayâs shooting, which happened as the Minneapolis area was already on edge over the trial of the first of four police officers in Geor
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A man raises his fist as he faces the Minnesota State Troopers standing guard outside the Brooklyn Center Police Station after a police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credit: KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) 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.
Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon both 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.