Murder, assault and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a motorist last July could test a state law revised in the wake of George Floyd’s killing that aims to force officers to better specify the reasons they used deadly force.
Floyd’s murder by a police officer in 2020 led to some initial discussions and proposals for significant changes to policing and reimagining public safety. Progress has been slow, but there are indications that for better or worse Minneapolis has been transformed by Floyd’s killing.
Final closing arguments in former Brooklyn Center Police Department officer Kimberly Potter’s trial for the killing of Daunte Wright are expected to be heard today.