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Ex-Cop Kim Potter Charged w/ Second Degree Manslaughter In Duante Wright Killing  The former Minnesota officer, Kim Potter, 26, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop, was charged with second-degree manslaughter. Potter was arrested earlier today (April 14). According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, Wright’s death is considered a homicide. Potter and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned on April 13. Gannon said Potter “accidentally” shot her gun and claims she yelled “taser” but pulled the trigger instead. Benjamin Crump and Jeff ...

Tim Sullivan And Denise Lavoie Katie Wright, center right, the mother of Daunte Wright, is embraced by George Floyd's girlfriend, Courteney Ross, center left, before a news conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) April 14, 2021 - 9:18 PM MINNEAPOLIS - A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over by police. “Make sure your hands are on top of the steering wheel, don’t reach for anything,” Jonathan...

Friends and family remember Daunte Wright, known as jokester, young dad By TIM SULLIVAN and DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press,Updated April 15, 2021, 12:28 a.m. Email to a Friend Daunte Wright and his son, Daunte Jr.Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over by police. “Make sure your hands are on top of the steering wheel, don’t reach for anything,” Jonathan Mason told him, given the long history of Black men shot by police during traffic stops. “He would always say, �...

Daunte Wright shooting: 24 arrests as demonstrators demand justice, accountability on fourth night of Brooklyn Center protests Elinor Aspegren and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY Kim Potter, former officer who shot Daunte Wright, faces second-degree manslaughter charge Replay Video UP NEXT BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Demonstrators gathered outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters Wednesday demanding justice and accountability for the fourth night in a row over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, by a police officer earlier this week. The suburb’s...

Daunte Wright, slain by police, was known as jokester Updated 6:41 AM; Facebook Share By Tim Sullivan and Denise Lavoie | The Associated Press A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over by police. “Make sure your hands are on top of the steering wheel, don’t reach for anything,” Jonathan Mason told him, given the long history of Black men shot by police during traffic stops. “He would always say, ‘Man, why we gotta do all that just for people not to kill us?’” Mason recalled this week, days after the 20-year-old Wri...