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Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, freed from prison at 4am amid fears for her safety

The white Brooklyn Center police officer was sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, when she mistook her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Ex-Brooklyn Center police chief sues city over resignation after Daunte Wright shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon has sued city officials, alleging that he was forced to resign for his refusal to immediately fire the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during an April 2021 traffic stop.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Brooklyn Center reaches settlement with Daunte Wright's family for $3.25 million

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Brooklyn Center will pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, the Black man who was killed by police during a traffic stop last year.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

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Daunte Wright's mother was detained after recording a traffic stop

Daunte Wright was fatally shot last year by a suburban Minneapolis police officer. Katie Wright says she was injured while she was briefly detained this week by one of the same department's officers.

WEKU · May 6, 2022

Mother of Daunte Wright has run-in with Brooklyn Center officer

MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer last year, is criticizing one of the department's officers for briefly detaining her after she stopped on the side of a highway to record an arrest during a traffic stop.

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Pulled over by police and want to protect yourself? There's an app for that

A Minneapolis tech company that created an app where drivers can video conference attorneys during traffic stops or after a car crash has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to make its app free to residents of the Twin Cities suburb Brooklyn Center.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Daunte Wright memorial to stay put in Brooklyn Center

The mayor of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer who said she mistook her handgun for her Taser said Tuesday that a memorial to the Black motorist will stay in place

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

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Wright family and friends disappointed, upset at Potter sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — Cries and angry shouts rose up from a crowd of Daunte Wright supporters outside the Hennepin County District Court moments after a judge on Friday handed down a two-year sentence to former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly A. Potter.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022

Wright family and friends disappointed, upset at Potter sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters and family of Daunte Wright decried the two-year prison sentence handed down Friday to Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter for Wright's killing.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Kimberly Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright shooting death

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Potter sentencing set; prosecutors reverse course on seeking longer

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kimberly Potter potentially faces years behind bars when she is sentenced Friday morning for the shooting death of Daunte Wright, but her attorneys are pleading for a lower term or probation.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

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