Manslaughter charge for white Minnesota cop who shot dead black man Minneapolis has been roiled by nightly violent protests after Kim Potter, who is white, opened fire on Wright in his car on Sunday. Portland police officers tackle demonstrators after a riot was declared during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on 12 April 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Picture: AFP
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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - The police officer who shot dead 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a black man, in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser was arrested Wednesday on manslaughter charges.
Minneapolis has been roiled by nightly violent protests after Kim Potter, who is white, opened fire on Wright in his car on Sunday.
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Defence begins for officer charged with murdering George Floyd Eric Nelson, Chauvin s lawyer, has adopted what amounts to a three-pronged defence strategy during the opening weeks of the high-profile trial. Demonstrators march through downtown on 9 April 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People demanding justice for George Floyd gathered tonight outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been ongoing for the past two weeks. Picture: Stephen Maturen/AFP
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MINNEAPOLIS - The attorney for Derek Chauvin began his defense of the former Minneapolis police officer on Tuesday, calling his first witnesses in an effort to sow doubt in the minds of the jury over what caused the death of George Floyd.
Police fired tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd.
Dozens of protesters were arrested overnight in Minneapolis, officials said on Tuesday, as violence broke out for the second consecutive night despite a curfew imposed after a police officer fatally shot a young Black man. The killing fuelled tensions in the U.S. city already on edge because of the George Floyd murder trial.
Several officers suffered minor injuries and there was sporadic looting, law enforcement officials said, confirming around 40 arrests.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the police station in Brooklyn Center, the suburb where Sunday’s killing occurred.