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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. [22] 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)
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 ...
A white suburban Minneapolis police officer has been found guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, a Black man. Kim Potter said she meant to use her ...
The white Brooklyn Center police officer was sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, when she mistook her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop
Daunte Wright was an unarmed, 20-year-old biracial [43] Black man, [44] who was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter during an altercation at a traffic stop on April 11, 2021, on 63 Avenue North in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. [23] [24] [3] Police said Potter had meant to use her Taser but accidentally used a handgun. [26]
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte The post Former officer who killed Daunte Wright sentenced to 2 years ...
Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she ...