Minnesota police chief, cop quit after Black driver's death
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police resigned Tuesday.
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A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police resigned Tuesday.
Share This Demonstrators shout at the police after curfew as they protest the death of Daunte Wright who was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. | Courtesy Getty Images via CNN BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota (AP) — A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s chief of police resigned Tuesday, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest. Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon both resigned two days afte...
Daunte Wright’s parents spoke to "Good Morning America" about their son’s killing, saying police have not given them very much information at all.
Daunte Wright's parents speak out after shooting in ABC News exclusive: 'He's never coming back' Christian Monterrosa/AP A protester confronts police in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The family of Daunte Wright, 20, told a crowd that he was shot by police Sunday before getting back into his car and driving away, then crashing the vehicle several blocks away. The family said Wright was later pronounced dead. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa) By: Morgan Winsor and Emily Shapiro, ABC News/GMA Posted at 8:18 AM, Apr ...
Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot a Black man in a traffic stop over the weekend.