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An attorney for the mother of Daunte Wright’s child said the family has received death threats after the 20-year-old was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer.  Thomas Bowers said during a press conference on Friday that the family has received racist emails and calls. Some people have told the family they …

The head of Minnesota’s largest police union believes that Daunte Wright caused his own death by not complying with police. Brian Peters, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association executive director, spoke with WCCO news talk radio on Wednesday. Peters did not hold back in voicing his frustration for Wright …

A Minnesota prosecutor announced earlier that he will charge the white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. According to WSVN.com, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Kim Potter will be charged with second-degree manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty …

Former officer Kim Potter, who shot Daunte Wright, could possibly not be charged with a crime because of a Minnesota law stating you can’t hang an air freshener from a vehicle’s rear-view mirror. On Monday, Civil Rights attorney David Henderson said he doesn’t believe the officer who fatally shot 20-year-old …

Former President Barack Obama issued a statement expressing grief over the loss of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Sunday. In the statement, the former commander-in-chief shares that this incident is a reminder of “just how badly we need to …

The police officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has now resigned. Kim Potter fatally shot Wright in the chest during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot announced her resignation on Tuesday. In her resignation letter, Potter wrote, “I believe it is in …

The Minneapolis police chief claims that the officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright only meant to tase him. On Monday, Police Chief Tim Gannon said that a female officer reached for her taser but instead drew her gun during the fatal traffic stop on Sunday. In the body-camera footage released …