What we know: Ex-officer Kim Potter released on $100,000 bond, faces second-degree manslaughter charge in Daunte Wright s death Ryan W. Miller and Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Kim Potter, the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright at a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, is a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Potter was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter, officials said. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput issued a news release with details from the criminal complaint.
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(KSTP) - Sources tell KSTP the Washington County Attorney s Office is planning on charging former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter on Wednesday.
The case was sent to the Washington County Attorney s Office to avoid a conflict of interest with the Hennepin County Attorney s Office, which works closely with Brooklyn Center Police on criminal cases. The extent of the charges will be learned tomorrow.
Brooklyn Center Police released body camera video that shows officer Potter shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright Sunday afternoon.
Brooklyn Center s former police chief, Tim Gannon, publicly stated he believed Potter accidentally discharged her weapon believing she was using her taser and not her gun.
The 26-year veteran officer resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday. Author: Steve Jefferson Updated: 11:01 PM CDT April 13, 2021
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. The officer involved in the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright has called it quits.
In her resignation letter to her bosses, Kim Potter wrote I have loved every minute of being a police officer and went on to write it s in the best interest of the community, the department and fellow officers that I resign.
Not only did Potter resign but according to Champlin Police Chief Ty Schmidt, she and her family relocated out of Minnesota. The Brooklyn Center community got to see the incident from police body cam video released right away.
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Law enforcement officials with Operation Safety Net confirmed that dozens were arrested following a demonstration protesting the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
Authorities said during an early morning press conference that bricks and cans were among the objects thrown at police officers during the third night of protests at the Brooklyn Center Police Department, after a member of their department shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
Col. Matt Langer, with the State Patrol, said upwards of 60 people were arrested in connection with the unrest Tuesday night. The behaviors we continue to see are unacceptable, and we are not going to tolerate them, Langer insisted. We encourage you to be peaceful and come and exercise your first amendment rights, it is not acceptable and will not be tolerated if you choose to come and do criminal activity and destroy property and throw objects and make it unsafe for people to come and exercise your
Daunte Wright shooting charges: Second-degree manslaughter
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Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput confirmed Wednesday morning.
Charging decisions were passed on to the Washington County Attorney’s Office, an outside agency, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
However, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott is calling for the governor to hand the case over to Attorney General Keith Ellison for prosecution. Currently, there is no mechanism for the Attorney General to just step in and prosecute.
John Stiles, a spokesperson for Attorney General Keith Ellison, told FOX 9 he has complete confidence in Washington County Attorney Pete Orput s review of the case.