Minneapolis Police Shooting

• ‘My son should be burying me’: Funeral held for Daunte Wright in Minneapolis

  The 20-year-old, a father of one, was shot by a police officer on April 11 during a traffic stop in the small city of Brooklyn Center.

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  Apr 22, 2021
  
• Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting of Daunte Wright

  Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned Tuesday, two days after Potter shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

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  Apr 14, 2021
  
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• Protesters, police clash after Minneapolis chief calls Daunte Wright shooting ‘accidental’

  The Brooklyn Center police chief said the officer apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, during the traffic stop that led to the death of the 20-year-old Black man.

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  Apr 12, 2021
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• Judge in George Floyd case won’t sequester jury after fatal police shooting

  The request came the morning after the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis.

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  Apr 12, 2021
• Ex-Minneapolis cop sentenced to 12.5 years for fatal shooting of unarmed 911 caller

  A Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible rape.

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  Jun 7, 2019
• Family of woman fatally shot by Minneapolis police officer receives $20M

  The settlement is believed to be the largest stemming from police violence in the state of Minnesota, and roughly four to five times as large as any settlement paid out in recent years.

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  May 3, 2019
• Woman ‘slapped’ squad car before fatal Minneapolis police shooting: warrant

  The search warrant obtained by Minnesota Public Radio doesn't specifically say that the woman was Justine Damond.

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  Jul 25, 2017
• Minneapolis officer who shot Australian woman had no issues in training: police chief

  Noor's training officers also reported no issues with his performance.

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  Jul 20, 2017
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• Australian woman shot dead by Minneapolis police officer

  Minneapolis police officers responded to a 911 call for a potential assault late Saturday. Exact details weren't released, but officials said an officer fired a gun, killing the woman.

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  Jul 17, 2017