Minnesota Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright In Traffic Stop Charged With Manslaughter

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Minnesota Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright In Traffic Stop Charged With Manslaughter

Mugshot of former Brooklyn Center, MN, police officer Kimberly Potter

By Nick Pfosi and Gabriella Borter MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting three nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday, a day after the officer turned in her badge. Daunte Wright, 20, was pulled over on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, just outside Minneapolis, for what police said was an expired vehicle registration, then struggled with police and was shot to death by officer Kimberly Potter, 48, who drew her handgun instead of a Taser in what officials called an accid...

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