Daunte Wright shooting: 24 arrests as demonstrators demand justice, accountability on fourth night of Brooklyn Center protests Elinor Aspegren and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
Kim Potter, former officer who shot Daunte Wright, faces second-degree manslaughter charge
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. Demonstrators gathered outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters Wednesday demanding justice and accountability for the fourth night in a row over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, by a police officer earlier this week.
The suburb’s police station was barricaded behind concrete barriers and tall metal fencing, watched over by police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers with armored vehicles and assault rifles. One video showed one protester carrying the head of a fake pig on a pole near a fence outside the heavily guarded station.
Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Black man By Nick Pfosi and Gabriella Borter
Kim Potter poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday, a day after the officer turned in her badge.
Daunte Wright, 20, was pulled over Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center for what police said was an expired vehicle registration, then struggled with police and was shot dead by officer Kimberly Potter, 48, who had threatened to stun him with a Taser but fired her handgun instead.
Former police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old African-American man Daunte Wright in the US state of Minnesota, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter for the killing, a prosecutor said.On Wednesday, Washington County .
Daunte Wright shooting protests: Unlawful assembly declared as protesters gather near Brooklyn Center police station Elinor Aspegren and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
Kim Potter, former officer who shot Daunte Wright, faces second-degree manslaughter charge
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. A fourth night of protests was underway in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and around the nation Wednesday over the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright after a police officer fatally shot him.
Brooklyn Center announced a curfew of 10 p.m. Wednesday. Mayor Mike Elliott urged people to protest without violence, saying “your voices have been heard earlier in the day.
A crowd of a few hundred demonstrators had gathered outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters for a tense night. One video showed one protester carrying the head of a fake pig on a pole near a fence outside the heavily guarded station as police monitored the crowd from the structure’s rooftop.
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