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Surrounded by supporters, Katie Wright (center), marches to the Brooklyn Center Police department, demanding justice for her son Daunte Wright, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on May 2. JERRY HOLT/MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE/TNS
MINNEAPOLIS â The case against a former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright will go to trial in December.
Hennepin County District Judge Regina Chu found there was probable cause to support the charge of second-degree manslaughter against former police Officer Kimberly Potter at a virtual court hearing Monday. A trial is scheduled for Dec. 6.
Defense attorney Earl Gray, who is representing Potter, did not contest the probable cause finding. Potter, wearing black, was seen on screen sitting behind him.
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In this Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, addresses reporters outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will take over the prosecution in the manslaughter case against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. Potter, 48, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in April.
The charge against Potter was filed by Washington County Attorney Pete Orput. Potter s case was initially being handled by the Washington County Attorney s Office after the case was handed over from Hennepin County in order to avoid any conflict of interest.