Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Officer Kim Potter will appear in court Thursday
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By Kelli Dugan, Natalie Dreier, Theresa Seiger, Michelle Ewing and Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Authorities in Minnesota on Wednesday charged Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday, with second-degree manslaughter.
Potter, a 26-year veteran of the police department, resigned from her post on Tuesday after Wright’s death sparked protests in the Minneapolis suburb. Police Chief Tim Gannon also tendered his resignation Tuesday, after telling reporters one day earlier that Potter appeared to have mistaken her gun for her Taser during the traffic stop Sunday that led to Wright’s death.
The shooting happened amid the ongoing trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was last year charged with murder and manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Here are the latest updates:
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A demonstrator is arrested by police for violating curfew and an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A memorial for Daunte Wright stands in the neighborhood where he was shot and killed on April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A motorist is ordered to move his vehicle as police expand their defensive perimeter after issuing orders to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A demonstrator raises their hand while facing off against a perimeter of police as they defy an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright Police clear a strip mall of demonstrators after issuing orders to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright Authorities advance into a gas station after pursuing demonstrators for violating curfew and issuing orders to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright State police establish a perimeter around demonstrators and issue orders to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A motorist is prevented from moving their vehicle as police expand their defensive perimeter after issuing orders to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright A demonstrator is arrested by police for violating curfew and an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Protests continue in Minnesota after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright Demonstrators raise their hands while facing off against a perimeter of police as they defy an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)