Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him
3 years ago

Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him

NPR  

Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him Enlarge this image toggle caption Court TV, via AP, Pool Court TV, via AP, Pool Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who authorities said meant to draw her Taser instead of her handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, on Friday became the final witness to take the stand in her manslaughter trial. Potter sobbed at several points in her testimony as she recalled and watched body camera footage of the fatal traffic stop on April 11 and said she was "sorry it happened." As she watched Wright and Johnson wrestle for control over the gearshift, Potter said Johnson "had a look of fear in his face." Gannon, who testified Thursday, said he believed that deadly force was reasonable in Potter's situation and that he "saw no violation" of "policy, procedure or law" in Potter's actions.

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Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, freed from prison at 4am amid fears for her safety
1 year, 8 months ago

Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, freed from prison at 4am amid fears for her safety

The Independent  

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Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed
1 year, 8 months ago

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

Associated Press  

SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who said she mistook her gun for a Taser when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday. Potter, a white former officer for the Brooklyn Center Police Department in suburban Minneapolis, fatally shot Wright, who was Black, during a traffic stop in April …

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed
1 year, 8 months ago

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison Monday. “Our criminal investigative analysts are working closely with law enforcement to monitor the situation to ensure Kim Potter, like all incarcerated persons, is …

Ex-police chief sues over job loss in Daunte Wright killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-police chief sues over job loss in Daunte Wright killing

Associated Press  

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A former suburban Minneapolis police chief alleges that he was forced to resign for refusing to immediately fire the officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during an April 2021 traffic stop. Tim Gannon filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday alleging retaliation and racial discrimination for his decision to protect the procedural …

Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s death
2 years, 10 months ago

Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Wright’s mother, Katie Wright, said after the sentencing that Potter “murdered my son,” adding: “Today the justice system murdered him all over again.” She also accused the …

Daunte Wright: Who was the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by Kim Potter in Minneapolis suburb?
2 years, 10 months ago

Daunte Wright: Who was the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by Kim Potter in Minneapolis suburb?

The Independent  

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Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright
2 years, 10 months ago

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison for the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case: April 11 — Police in Brooklyn Center stop Wright’s car at around 2 p.m. Police say when they …

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright
2 years, 10 months ago

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case: April 11 — Police in Brooklyn Center stop Wright’s car at around 2 p.m. Police say when they tried to arrest Wright on an outstanding …

Prosecutors drop calls for killer Minneapolis cop Kim Potter to be given longer-than-usual sentence
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutors drop calls for killer Minneapolis cop Kim Potter to be given longer-than-usual sentence

Daily Mail  

Minnesota prosecutors are dropping calls for killer cop Kim Potter, who is white, to be given a longer-than-usual sentence for killing a black man during a traffic stop, and now say they're happy with the suggested seven-year prison stretch instead. In a court filing this week, prosecutors said they were fine with existing state guidelines suggesting Potter, 49, serve around …

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright
3 years ago

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was convicted of manslaughter Thursday in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case: April 11 — Police in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, stop a car driven by driven by Wright at around 2 p.m. …

Ex-Cop Kim Potter Found Guilty On Manslaughter Charges For Killing Daunte Wright
3 years ago

Ex-Cop Kim Potter Found Guilty On Manslaughter Charges For Killing Daunte Wright

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A jury found former Minnesota police Officer Kim Potter guilty on both manslaughter charges Thursday for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, in April. Without civic-minded citizens like you, our system of justice could not function.” Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter has been found guilty of first- …

Jury at Kim Potter trial deliberates 3rd day without verdict
3 years ago

Jury at Kim Potter trial deliberates 3rd day without verdict

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury pushed through its third day of deliberations with no verdict Wednesday at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright. The court reported no questions from the jury at Kim Potter’s trial, a day after jurors asked Judge Regina Chu what to do if they couldn’t agree and …

Jury finds former cop Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter for fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
3 years ago

Jury finds former cop Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter for fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

Salon  

This Thursday, former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter was found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who is Black, when she mistook her service weapon for a Taser in April. On a body-camera recording of the scene, Potter can be heard shouting "Taser" several times, before shooting with her gun and fatally wounding Wright. …

Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict
3 years ago

Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright asked the judge after a full day of deliberations Tuesday what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict. The judge said they could, overruling an objection from Potter attorney Paul Engh that the gun should remain in the …

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright
3 years ago

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is charged with manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case: April 11 — Police in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, stop a car driven by driven by Wright at around 2 p.m. Police …

Kim Potter, Who Killed Daunte Wright, Testifies At Her Trial
3 years ago

Kim Potter, Who Killed Daunte Wright, Testifies At Her Trial

Huff Post  

MINNEAPOLIS — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright testified at her manslaughter trial Friday that she wouldn’t have pulled over his car if she hadn’t been training another officer and that she hadn’t planned to use deadly force that day. Potter’s attorneys argued that she made a mistake but also would have been justified in …

Ex-US police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright testifies
3 years ago

Ex-US police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright testifies

Al Jazeera  

Kimberly Potter, the former United States police officer who shot dead Black motorist Daunte Wright earlier this year, has testified that the fatal traffic stop “just went chaotic” after the 20-year-old tried to get back into his car and leave. “I remember yelling, ‘Taser, Taser, Taser’, and nothing happened, and then he told me I shot him,” Potter told a …

Potter’s ex-chief: ‘I saw no violation’ of policy by officer
3 years ago

Potter’s ex-chief: ‘I saw no violation’ of policy by officer

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter ’s police chief at the time she shot and killed Daunte Wright testified in her defense at her manslaughter trial on Thursday, calling her “a fine officer” and saying he “saw no violation” of policy in her actions at the scene. On cross-examination, prosecutor Matthew Frank asked Gannon whether it was consistent with policy “for an …

Prosecutors at Kim Potter trial document her Taser training
3 years ago

Prosecutors at Kim Potter trial document her Taser training

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright with her gun when she said she meant to use her Taser was fully trained in her department’s policies on the proper use of force, including the stun guns, a police commander testified Tuesday. Kim Potter, who resigned two days after she shot Wright, was trained on …

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright
3 years, 1 month ago

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Kim Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is charged with manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. Here are some key moments in the case: April 11 — Police in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, stop a car driven by driven by Wright at around 2 p.m. Police …

Daunte Wright: Fatal US police shooting trial begins
3 years, 1 month ago

Daunte Wright: Fatal US police shooting trial begins

Al Jazeera  

Kim Potter faces manslaughter charges in the shooting of 20-year-old Black man near Minneapolis earlier this year. A white Minnesota police officer who killed a Black motorist “betrayed her badge” and flouted years of training by mistakenly using her pistol instead of her Taser, a United States prosecutor said during opening statements in the high-profile trial. Assistant Minnesota Attorney General …

Trial begins for ex-officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright
3 years, 1 month ago

Trial begins for ex-officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright

NPR  

Trial begins for ex-officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Both sides in the manslaughter trial of former police officer Kim Potter agreed during opening statements that Potter meant to draw her Taser, rather than her handgun, during the traffic stop last April in suburban Minneapolis where she shot and killed a …

EXPLAINER: Who are the jurors for trial of Kim Potter?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Who are the jurors for trial of Kim Potter?

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A look at jurors in the manslaughter trial of former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter, who is charged in the April shooting death of 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright. He said he has a “very unfavorable” view of the pro-police “blue lives matter” slogan, saying he believes it’s more of a counter against the Black Lives Matter …

State wants leeway on sentencing rules in Daunte Wright case
3 years, 3 months ago

State wants leeway on sentencing rules in Daunte Wright case

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are seeking approval for a more severe penalty than what is outlined in state guidelines if a former suburban Minneapolis police officer is convicted in the shooting death of Daunte Wright. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter is facing charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Wright, who was shot while he was trying …

Anonymous jury ordered for ex-cop in Daunte Wright’s death
3 years, 4 months ago

Anonymous jury ordered for ex-cop in Daunte Wright’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A judge ordered Tuesday that jurors should remain anonymous for the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. Leita Walker, an attorney for a coalition of news media organizations, which includes The Associated Press, said the anonymity restrictions are similar to those imposed by Judge Peter Cahill during this year’s murder trial …

Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial Dec. 6
3 years, 7 months ago

Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial Dec. 6

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright, and she set a trial date for December. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, will stand trial Dec. 6, barring any future scheduling conflicts, Hennepin County District Judge Regina …

Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death
3 years, 8 months ago

Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright includes a commendation for safely resolving an incident involving a suicidal man, as well as a handful of reprimands for driving mishaps. The city of Brooklyn Center late Wednesday released more materials from the service file of Kim Potter, …

Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death
3 years, 8 months ago

Commendations, minor reprimands for officer in Wright death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The city of Brooklyn Center late Wednesday released more …

Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death
3 years, 8 months ago

Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death

Associated Press  

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 …

Officer in Black man’s killing: from leader to defendant
3 years, 8 months ago

Officer in Black man’s killing: from leader to defendant

Associated Press  

In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department’s union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression toward Black people. Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter …

Kim Potter: Officer who shot Daunte Wright resigns, saying it’s in ‘best interest of the community’
3 years, 8 months ago

Kim Potter: Officer who shot Daunte Wright resigns, saying it’s in ‘best interest of the community’

The Independent  

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Officer who shot Daunte Wright was training new recruit at time of shooting
3 years, 8 months ago

Officer who shot Daunte Wright was training new recruit at time of shooting

The Independent  

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Officer and police chief resign two days after Daunte Wright’s shooting death
3 years, 8 months ago

Officer and police chief resign two days after Daunte Wright’s shooting death

LA Times  

A protester faces off with authorities after they advanced into a gas station late Monday in Brooklyn Center, Minn., issuing orders to disperse. 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 the mayor said he hoped would help heal the …

Police chief, officer resign two days after Black motorist killed
3 years, 8 months ago

Police chief, officer resign two days after Black motorist killed

Al Jazeera  

Daunte Wright was shot during a traffic stop by officer who says she mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her taser. The chief of police and the patrol officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of the United States city of Minneapolis, resigned on Tuesday. Police Chief Tim Gannon and Officer …

Column: The killing of Daunte Wright shows this American sickness doesn’t stop
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: The killing of Daunte Wright shows this American sickness doesn’t stop

LA Times  

A year ago, as the world was coming to grips with the pandemic, many of us moved away from simply seeing masks as a necessary evil to a form of creative expression. My favorite are the ones with popular TV catchphrases etched on them, like “How you doin’?” from “Friends,” which, in retrospect, took on different meanings depending on the …

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