Kim Potter, 48, the ex-officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota who murdered
Daunte Wright, 20, is headed to trial before the end of this year in December.
As we previously shared, Potter is facing a second-degree manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting of the young Black man she killed during a traffic stop on April 11, 2021. Although Potter believed she wielded her taser and yelled out, “Taser! Taser! Taser!” during the incident, she pulled her gun and fired a single shot, fatally striking Wright. Potter resigned days after the fatal encounter, was eventually arrested, and was later released on $100,000 bond.
On Monday (May 17), Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu stated during a brief hearing that Potter is expected to stand trial in her manslaughter case on December 6. Judge Chu said, “I think it’s to the benefit of everyone to try to expedite this case and try to come to a resolution or trial is as quickly as reasonably possible.”
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Officer Who Shot and Killed Daunte Wright Faces Trial on December 6
Kim Potter mugshot [Twitter]
A judge on Monday ruled that a trial could proceed regarding the death of Daunte Wright, saying there was probable cause in the case to support charges against the officer.
In a virtual conference, Hennepin County District Judge Regina Chu said Kimberly Potter, the officer who shot and killed Wright during a traffic stop after mistaking her gun for a Taser, could have a trial underway, the Associated Press reported.
Dec. 6 will be the tentative trial date for the trial.
It was on April 14, three days after the shooting, that Potter was charged over the killing in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
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Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial Dec. 6
This file booking photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., sheriff shows Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer. Potter faced a pretrial hearing Monday, May 17, 2021, for charges of manslaughter in Daunte Wright s death during a traffic stop April 11 in Brooklyn Center. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP, File)
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