MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser. The mostly white jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree […]
The ex-Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the state’s AG announced. Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop, claiming she meant to use her Taser. She also faces a prior second-degree manslaughter charge. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed a more serious charge Thursday against the […]
The ex-Minnesota officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright now wants to block news cameras at her upcoming manslaughter trial. Attorneys for the former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter claim in court papers that livestreaming her trial presents safety concerns for the officer. Potter says she believed pulled out her taser instead […]
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Noah added in how he finds it astonishing that police can mistake other items for weapons, “except their own gun.” “And by the way, don’t you find it amazing that cops think everything is a gun, except their own gun. You have a cellphone in your hand, ‘oh that’s a gun!’ You’re holding a wallet, […]
Courteney Ross, George Floyd‘s girlfriend, said she was familiar with Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by Minnesota police over the weekend. Ross told The Washington Post that Wright was a student while she was a dean at Edison High School. She described him as “a silly boy, as goofy as can be,” who required […]
The officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minnesota suburb on Sunday has resigned. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon who said in a press conference Monday that the shooting was accidental, also announced his resignation. On Tuesday, Kim Potter, a 26 year veteran of the Brooklyn Police department announced her resignation in […]
Protests erupted in Minnesota after police shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. During a Monday press conference, Brooklyn Center Police Department Chief Tim Cannon asserted that the officer unintentionally drew their handgun as opposed to their taser, concluding that the fatal shooting was accidental. “During […]
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city’s police chief said Monday. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Wright State University and did an interview with D.K. Adrian Williams the Student Government Association president. The position of SGA president is a highly respected role and there is a special […]