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April 13, 2021 3:49 p.m. The officer who fatally shot a Black motorist Sunday, and the police chief who said the shooting was accidental, have both resigned from their jobs in a suburb north of Minneapolis.  Kim Potter, the police officer who shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright after threatening to tase him during a traffic stop, said in a brief resignation statement to Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis officials that “I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately.”  Potter had been with the Brooklyn Cent...

'He was loved' | Daunte Wright's family shares grief, calls for prosecution In a press conference with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of George Floyd, the Wright family spoke about their loved one. Author: Val Lick (KARE) Updated: 3:34 PM EDT April 13, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Two days after 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer, his family members expressed their grief and called for that officer to be prosecuted. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a press conference Tuesday outside the Hennepin County ...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's police chief resigned, the mayor announced Tuesday.  The death of the 20-year-old Black man has shaken a city already unsettled after George Floyd died about 10 miles away during a police arrest last May, an incident that led to nationwide protests calling for an end to racial injustice and police brutality. Officer Kim Potter, 48, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday morning, Mayor Mik...

Former president and first lady called for 'full and transparent investigation' Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police on Sunday near Minneapolis  Brooklyn Center police officer claimed she thought her gun was a Taser  Shooting took place during traffic stop; Wright allegedly had expired plates  For two straight nights, protesters defied curfew and confronted police officers  Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter, 48, was cop who shot Wright Wright's parents said that they 'can't accept' Potter's claim that it was a mistake 

Furious over the fatal shooting of a Black man by a police officer during a traffic stop, demonstrators gathered Monday night to protest outside the police department of a Minneapolis suburb for a second night in a row.