Daunte Wright

• Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in prison for killing of Daunte Wright

  Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.

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  Feb 18, 2022
  
• Daunte Wright death: Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter

  The mostly white jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter.

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  Dec 23, 2021
  
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• Jury instructions made in trial of officer who killed Daunte Wright

  Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wright's April 11 death in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb.

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  Dec 6, 2021
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• ‘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
• Armed patrol group joins Daunte Wright protests in Minneapolis

  Hundreds of people have gathered outside the heavily guarded Brooklyn Center police station every night since Sunday.

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  Apr 18, 2021
• Police told to scale back tactics in Daunte Wright protests, but violence continues

  Police have driven away protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades and long lines of riot police, which the mayor of Brooklyn Center said was "not human."

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  Apr 17, 2021
• Officer charged in death of Daunte Wright makes first court appearance

  Daunte Wright’s family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the former police officer.

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  Apr 15, 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