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Officer who killed Daunte Wright is taking her story on the road with help from a former prosecutor

A former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop is out of prison and delivering presentations at law enforcement conferences

The Independent UK

Tim Walz’s handling of George Floyd’s killing by police comes back into view

Progressives largely commended Walz’s actions, but he also drew critique for deploying National Guard during protests

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Former US police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright released

Kim Potter, Minnesota officer who mistook gun for Taser and killed Wright in 2021, is freed after 16 months in prison.

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Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday

The Independent UK

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

Kim Potter: Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright thinking her gun was Taser freed

Minnesota police officer Kim Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright in 2021 when she mistakenly thought her gun was a Taser - she has been released from prison after just 16 months

Daily Mirror

The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

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Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

A white ex-police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting a Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison on Monday

The Independent UK

Former Minnesota officer Kim Potter to leave prison, 2 years after fatally shooting Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS — Former police officer Kim Potter gets out of prison Monday, two years after fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Brooklyn Center neighborhood.

Tribune News Service

Brooklyn Center police recruitment video draws backlash

MINNEAPOLIS — Activists and community members voiced outrage at a rally outside Brooklyn Center City Hall on Monday evening to denounce what they call a hyper-militarized video produced by the Police Department to recruit officers to the force.

Ahead of US midterms, police brutality remains a burning issue in Minneapolis

Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. The first of five episodes brings us to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by White police officer Derek Chauvin…

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Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of his arrest

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Mother of Daunte Wright’s son files lawsuit against family over $1m GoFundMe

“This is strictly a family dispute between the mother of Daunte Wright’s child and Daunte’s parents,” attorney Ben Crump’s spokesperson says

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

Daunte Wright's passenger sues Minneapolis suburb, officer

The woman who was in Daunte Wright’s vehicle when he was fatally shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb last year is suing the city and the former officer who killed him

Tribune News Service

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.

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US city to pay $3.2m in police killing of Daunte Wright

The tentative settlement also includes changes to police policies and training officers in traffic stops.

The Independent UK

Daunte Wright’s family reaches $3.25m settlement with city of Minnesota over police shooting death

The settlement will also include changes to police policies and training, including in handling traffic stops

The Independent UK

$3.2M settlement reached in police killing of Daunte Wright

A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser

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Brooklyn Center to pay Daunte Wright's family $3.25 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit

Former police officer Kim Potter is serving a 2-year prison sentence for his killing.

The Independent UK

A look at high-profile killings by US police

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground

Tribune News Service

A death Winston Smith saw coming

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. marshals surrounded the Maserati, yelling for Winston Boogie Smith Jr. to raise his hands and surrender. Inside the car, his passenger pleaded with him to obey.

The Independent UK

Mother of Daunte Wright says she was injured after police detained her for filming traffic stop

Brooklyn Center Police release bodycam footage from traffic stop

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