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On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black American man, was fatally shot in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, by police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop and attempted arrest for an outstanding warrant. After a brief struggle with officers, Potter shot Wright in the chest once at close range.
During a traffic stop, Potter attempted to arrest Daunte Wright for a warrant. She shot him, claiming that she meant to use her taser. [23] She was found guilty of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison. 22 December 2020: Adam Coy 4 November 2024: Columbus Division of Police (Ohio)
Police officers who stopped Daunte Wright were legally bound to arrest him after discovering a warrant for an outstanding weapons violation, a use-of-force expert testified Thursday as defense ...
Daunte Wright (20) Black/White Brooklyn Center, Minnesota: In a suburb of Minneapolis, an officer with the Brooklyn Center police department pulled Daunte Wright over during a traffic stop. Wright had an outstanding warrant and fled when officers attempted an arrest. He was shot by an officer while getting back into his car.
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, a penalty below ...
The fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center has spurred another police reform proposal at the Minnesota Capitol. With just weeks left in the 2021 session, DFL lawmakers are ...
The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death ...
On April 11, 2021, at 1:48 p.m., officer Kimberly Potter with the police department of Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a black man, during a traffic stop. Wright had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. As officers attempted to detain him, a struggle ensued and Wright re-entered his vehicle.