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Brooklyn Center, MN (KROC-AM News) - The former Brooklyn Center Police Officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright last Sunday has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Washington County Attorney Peter Orput is handling the case to avoid any potential conflicts of interest and announced today that 48-year-old Kimberly Potter had been taken into custody by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, who transported her to jail for her first court appearance on the charge.
“Certain occupations carry an immense responsibility and none more so than a sworn police officer,” said Imran Ali, Washington County assistant criminal division chief and director of the Major Crime Unit. “With that responsibility comes a great deal of discretion and accountability. We will vigorously prosecute this case and intend to prove that Officer Potter abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her taser. Her action ca
While the trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, draws to a close, the case against police officer Kim Potter, who allegedly fatally shot Daunte Wright in the city, is about to start.
April 15, 2021 / 7:12 AM / CBS NEWS Ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright charged
Protesters clashed with law enforcement in front of police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for a fourth straight night Wednesday in the wake of Sunday s killing of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright. The White former officer who shot him during a traffic stop was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday.
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran, was arrested, then released from jail a few hours later after posting $100,000 bond.
Authorities said deputies, troopers and officers were shot at Wednesday night with industrial-sized fireworks, spray paint, rocks, and other items. Twenty-four people were arrested. There were 40 arrests Monday night and 79 on Tuesday night.
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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.