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Protection. we need more data before we give the boosters to kids. >> dr. jha, thank you. we turn to the other news this wednesday night, and testimony now under way in the trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter in the death of donte wright during a traffic stop, after he began to struggle, officer potter rushing to his car, firing, claiming she mistook her handgun for her taser. donte wright's most, the first witness to take the stand today. abc's stephanie ramos from minneapolis tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an emotional start to the criminal trial of former police officer ki...

Threats. he's saying they're taking the threats extremely seriously. although, none of them at this point have been substantiated. that's something the community is dealing with on top of grieving those lost. they're still dealing with the wave of threats. >> shaquille brewster. thanks as always. we have breaking news out of minneapolis right now. a jury has been picked in the trial of kim potter. she's the former minnesota police officer who has been charged in the shooting death of 20-year-old donte wright. a jury has been seated. you'll remember in april potter recorded on camera fatally ...

More violent. the police would come out and shoot tear gas into crowds, the crowds would sometimes throw items across the fences towards the police officers, and there was a tit—for—tat going on between the two for the days following donte wright's death.- donte wright's death. nelson sent donte wright's death. nelson spent one _ donte wright's death. nelson spent one evening _ donte wright's death. nelson spent one evening with - donte wright's death. nelson | spent one evening with ebony mcmillan and her children as the mood turned violent outside their apartment.— their apartment. the...

Of high-profile deaths of black drivers following such routine traffic stops. think sandra bland in texas or donte wright in minnesota. walter scott in south carolina. in philadelphia, the statistics are eye-opening. the population is 42% black, but according to police statistics, analyzed by the offender association of philadelphia, 72% of the drivers pulled over are black. compared to whites, black drivers are 5.2 times as likely to be pulled over. native-americans 5.7 times, latino drivers, 1.6 times. while 94% of the drivers whose vehicles were searched were people of color. searches of wh...

Profile cases of police brutality, with law enforcement facing accountability for their actions. on wednesday, three police officers and two paramedics were charged in the death of elijah mcclain. this is a 23-year-old young man who was walking home from a store in aurora, colorado, when police placed him in a chokehold and injected him with the sedative ketamine in august of 2019. meanwhile, in minnesota, kim potter, the police officer who shot donte wright during a traffic stop in april, claiming she meant to use her taser instead the facing a more serious charge of first degree manslaughter...