Dec 10 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 3 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wright's April 11 death in Brooklyn Center. The former officer has said she meant to use her Taser on the 20-year-old Wright. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 2 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police testified Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright but that he "wasn’t answering me and he was… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 6:19 As ex-officer faces trial in Daunte Wright killing, many worry systemic change unlikely By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Lawyers presented opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. Last April, she fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Dec 08 What is ex-officer Kim Potter charged with in Daunte Wright’s death? By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Potter, who resigned two days after the shooting, says she meant to use her Taser but accidentally grabbed her gun instead when she killed the 20-year-old Black man in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 1 By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Jurors at the trial of the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright are hearing starkly different versions of events. Continue reading
Nov 30 Former police officer to testify at trial for Daunte Wright killing says attorney By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press An attorney for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright says the former officer will testify at her trial. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Daunte Wright’s family holds news conference with attorney By Associated Press "Unfortunately, there's never going to be justice for us," Wright's mother, Katie Wright, said Thursday. "Justice isn't even a word to me. I do want accountability."… Continue reading
Apr 15 Ex-Minnesota cop faces hearing in shooting of Daunte Wright By Scott Bauer, Mike Householder, Associated Press She was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in what her chief said appeared to be a case of confusing her Taser with her handgun. Wright's family members, Black community leaders and others are calling for more serious charges. Continue reading