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News Articles: daunte wright

Katie Wright (center) stands beside activist Toshira Garraway and her son, Damik Bryant, during a news conference on Thursday outside a police station in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Katie Wright, the mother of Daunte Wright, said she was injured while she was briefly detained by one of the same department's officers after she stopped to record an arrest of a person during a traffic stop.

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Daunte Wright's mother was detained after recording a traffic stop

Daunte Wright was fatally shot last year by a suburban Minneapolis police officer. Katie Wright says she was injured while she was briefly detained this week by one of the same department's officers.

May 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer Kim Potter was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright last year.

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Kim Potter, the ex-cop convicted in Daunte Wright's death, is sentenced to 2 years

The former Minnesota officer was convicted of manslaughter after she apparently mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man. She will serve 16 months in prison.

February 18, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Laurel Wamsley
In this screen grab from police body camera footage shown in court in the trial of Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer reacts after the April 11 traffic stop in which Daunte Wright was fatally shot.

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Kim Potter is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright

The former Minnesota police officer mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her Taser when she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in April.

December 24, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo,
  • Becky Sullivan,
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Naisha Wright, aunt of Daunte Wright, pauses after speaking during a news conference in April, in Minneapolis. Wright tells NPR that true justice would be to bring Daunte Wright back, but that Potter's conviction provides accountability.

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Daunte Wright's aunt says Kim Potter's conviction is 'bittersweet'

Family members says they're happy about the guilty verdict for the former police officer, who fatally shot Wright in April. But they say it's not true justice.

December 24, 2021
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  • James Doubek
Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic stop.

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The jury begins deliberations in Kim Potter's trial over the killing of Daunte Wright

Attorneys have made their closing arguments in the case of the former Minnesota police officer, who fatally killed Daunte Wright. The case is now in the hands of the jury.

December 20, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Laurel Wamsley
Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court on Friday in Minneapolis. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright.

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Kim Potter describes officers' struggle with Daunte Wright before she shot him

The former Minnesota officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright said she believed he was trying to flee an arrest. Defense lawyers say that fleeing would have endangered a fellow officer.

December 17, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer, has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright on April 11.

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Kim Potter's trial in Daunte Wright's death will have a mostly white jury

Potter, a white former police officer, says she drew her gun by mistake when she fatally shot Wright, a Black motorist. Of the first 12 jurors seated, one identifies as Black and two as Asian.

December 03, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
A Minnesota judge has ruled that probable cause exists to support the charge of second-degree manslaughter against former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, pictured above, in the killing of Daunte Wright.

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Judge Eyes Dec. 6 Trial Date For Ex-Cop Charged In Daunte Wright Killing

A Minnesota judge says there is enough probable cause for a trial to proceed against Kim Potter, who faces second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright during a traffic stop in April.

May 17, 2021
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  • Matt Sepic
Family images play on a screen before funeral services for Daunte Wright at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis on Thursday.

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'He Was A Prince': Grief And Anger At Daunte Wright's Funeral In Minneapolis

Mourners gathered to pay their respects to Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., earlier this month.

April 22, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Mourners have built a makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minn., the quiet inner-ring suburb where police shot and killed Wright on April 11.

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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's Most Diverse City, Is In The Spotlight After Shooting

The inner-ring suburb where Daunte Wright was shot by police has diversified dramatically over the last 30 years. Its city administration — and police force — have been slower to change.

April 18, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Georgetown Law School professor Paul Butler testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability in June 2020. In an NPR interview, Butler says police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursue Daunte Wright over an outstanding warrant.

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Law Professor: Police Hold 'Extraordinary' Power Over Black People In Traffic Stops

Those who don't immediately stop for police are committing "contempt of cop. And bad officers will make you pay for that," law professor Paul Butler argues.

April 16, 2021
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  • Noel King and
  • Avie Schneider
Former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer Kim Potter was arrested Wednesday and released later that day on a $100,000 bond.

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Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Makes 1st Court Appearance In Manslaughter Case

Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Wright's family has expressed skepticism about the police explanation that Potter mistook her gun for her Taser.

April 15, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Kim Potter, pictured in 2007, shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop Sunday. She resigned from the Brooklyn Center, Minn., police on Tuesday after 26 years on the force.

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Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter

Police officials previously said Kim Potter mistook her handgun for her Taser when she shot the 20-year-old on Sunday. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

April 15, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Katie Wright breaks into tears Tuesday in Minneapolis recounting her last conversation with her son, Daunte Wright. She said he called her for advice after police pulled him over. An officer shot him shortly afterward.

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'I Never Imagined This': Daunte Wright's Family Calls For Accountability

The family, joined by their lawyer Benjamin Crump and George Floyd's relatives, questioned why police felt the need to use force, in the form of a Taser or gun, on Wright.

April 14, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon at Monday's news conference regarding the killing of Daunte Wright. He, along with Kim Potter, who shot Wright, resigned Tuesday.

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Brooklyn Center Police Chief And Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign

The resignations of Kim Potter, who fired her gun at Wright, and Chief Tim Gannon come after the city council passed a resolution calling for them to be relieved of duty.

April 13, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan

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