Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged in killing of Daunte Wright
After three consecutive nights of protest, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter in Sunday’s fatal shooting of a 20-year-old black man.
Potter had resigned from the force on Tuesday after initially being place on administrative leave. Police claim that Potter, who is white, accidentally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb when she mistook her firearm for her taser.
Flowers are placed on a banner as demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to protest the shooting death of Daunte Wright on Sunday during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Civil Rights Attorney Leo Terrell slams Brooklyn Center, Minnesota mayor for claiming police do not need weapons for traffic stops.
BUFFALO, N.Y. A Buffalo, New York, police officer who was fired for trying to stop another officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect has won a yearslong legal fight to overturn her dismissal and collect her pension.
A state Supreme Court judge cited the changing landscape around the use of force by police and a new duty to intervene statute that the fired officer, Cariol Horne, championed following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Quoting the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the time is always right to do right, Judge Dennis Ward wrote in his decision.
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Ex-Buffalo officer wins pension after being fired for trying to stop fellow cop s chokehold on suspect
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Chauvin will not testify in his own defense
Derek Chauvin will invoke his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination and will not testify at his trial. Jurors will be read instructions that they shouldn’t infer Chauvin’s guilt or innocence based on his decision to stay silent; the prosecution is now expected to call rebuttal witnesses.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A Buffalo, New York, police officer who was fired for trying to stop another officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect has won a yearslong legal fight to overturn her dismissal and collect her pension.
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