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Advertisement Brooklyn Centre: 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 have resigned, 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 on Tuesday, local time, two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Centre. Potter, a 26-year veteran, had been on administrative leave following Sunday’s shooting, which happened as the M...

Minnesota cop, police chief resign 2 days after Daunte Wright’s death Updated 11:17 AM; Today 11:07 AM A demonstrator heckles authorities who advanced into a gas station after issuing orders for crowds to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP Facebook Share BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — 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, moves that the mayor said he hope...

  BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. -- A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city's police chief -- moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest. The resignations from Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon came two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Potter, a 26-year veteran, had been on administrative leave following Sunday's shooting, which happened as the Minneapolis area was alre...

Print The parents of Daunte Wright “can’t accept” a Minnesota police chief’s claim that the fatal shooting of their 20-year-old son was “accidental.” Speaking about the death of Wright, a young Black man who was shot and killed Sunday by a white police officer, Kim Potter, during a traffic stop, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as an “accidental discharge.” He said Potter intended to fire a taser instead of a handgun. In their first TV interview since their son’s death, Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright pushed back against the narrative that Pott...

Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, his family said.