April 14, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Minnesota police officer Kim Potter to be charged with second-degree manslaughter Local prosecutors in Minnesota on Wednesday are expected to charge former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter with second-degree manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, as civil unrest has persisted for three consecutive nights, with demonstrations spilling into Minneapolis.
April 14, 2021 George Floyd's girlfriend was Daunte Wright's teacher, relative says George Floyd’s girlfriend was Daunte Wright’s former teacher, according to Wright’s aunt, who spoke at a press conference Tuesday in Minneapolis with members from both families whose loved ones died following encounters with Minnesota law enforcement.
April 14, 2021 Derek Chauvin trial: Judge grants key witness' request not to testify The Minneapolis judge overseeing the Derek Chauvin trial has granted the man who was with George Floyd when police confronted him, and who was alleged to have sold Floyd drugs in the past, his right not to testify at the ex-officer’s ongoing trial.
April 14, 2021 Who is Curt Boganey? Former Brooklyn Center city manager was dismissed after Daunte Wright shooting Former Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey was dismissed from his role on Monday, shortly after he publicly differed with Mayor Mike Elliott on whether the police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the Minneapolis suburb should be fired.
April 14, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting protests: More rioting, unrest as demonstrations spread further Crowds protesting the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright gathered once again in cities across America on Tuesday night, chanting his name from coast to coast.
April 14, 2021 Minnesota business owner hit twice in one year by looters: ‘Tough' to close again Minnesota sneaker store owner Moh Habib told “Fox & Friends” that his business was targeted by rioters earlier this week, two weeks after reopening following a seven month closure due to looters during the George Floyd riots in May where the store lost about $150,000 worth of merchandise.
April 14, 2021 AOC says Daunte Wright death no ‘accident,’ instead part of ‘indefensible system’ In Twitter posts Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opposed the argument that Daunte Wright’s shooting death in Minnesota was an "accident," as police have claimed.
April 14, 2021 Minnesota police fortify Kim Potter’s home with concrete barriers Police officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin erected barriers around the home of the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop last weekend.
April 14, 2021 Kim Potter mistook her gun for a Taser, police say: How often does that happen? Sunday's fatal shooting in a Minneapolis suburb was the 18th time in the past 20 years that police officers used a gun when they said they intended to use a Taser, according to a use-of-force researcher.
April 14, 2021 Cori Bush claims cop ‘would’ve known the difference’ between gun, Taser if Daunte Wright ‘wasn’t a Black boy’ A congresswoman from Missouri claimed Tuesday night that a White Minnesota police officer accused of killing a Black man "would’ve known the difference" between her service weapon and a stun gun if shooting victim Daunte Wright "wasn’t a Black boy."