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Officer in Black man s killing: from leader to defendant
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This booking photo released by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff shows Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who is charged Wednesday, April 14, 2021, with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP)
In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department s union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people.
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Fencing and concrete barriers surround the home of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter as local police guard her residence, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Champlin, Minn. A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge Potter, a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) April 14, 2021 - 5:30 PM
In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department s union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people.
Officer in Daunte Wright shooting: From leader to defendant in a few days
Flowers have been placed on a banner as demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center (Minn.) Police Department on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to protest Sunday s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 7:08 PM
Updated: Apr 14, 2021 8:04 PM
Posted By: By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department s union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people.
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