Thursday, 23 December 2021

Kim Potter found guilty over killing of Daunte Wright

Ex-officer maintained during trial that she made a mistake when she grabbed her gun instead of her Taser

The jury in the manslaughter trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who shot dead 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April 2021, has found her guilty.

The former police officer, who is white, had maintained that she made a tragic mistake when she grabbed her gun, instead of her Taser, and shot Wright, who was Black, when he was pulled over while driving in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/30XATHM

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