Hennepin County Sheriff's Office(MINNEAPOLIS) Jury selection in the case of the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged with killing a Black
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office(MINNEAPOLIS) Jury selection in the case of the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged with killing a Black
(MINNEAPOLIS) Jury selection in the case of the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged with killing a Black man during a traffic stop earli
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office(MINNEAPOLIS) Jury selection in the case of the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged with killing a Black man during a traffic stop earlier this year, is set to begin Tuesday a high-profile incident that was captured on video and sparked a new wave of protests. Kim Potter, who is white, has been charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, which happened just outside of Minneapolis during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. Floyd's death prompted a national conversation concerning race and policing and Wright's death reignited protests across the country against racism and abuse of force. While the defense team has argued Wright's death was an accident Potter grabbing her gun instead of Taser prosecutors say the veteran training officer should not have been reaching for her stun gun in the first place. In a statement to A
Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center are considering re-vamping the process used to declare a curfew as the city prepares for the start of the trial of one of its former police officers charged in the death of Daunte Wright earlier this year.