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Kim Potter, the officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright, released from prison

Monday, April 24 by ABC News

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright -- a 20-year-old Black man shot during a traffic stop -- was released from a Minnesota Correctional facility Monday.Potter was released at 5 a.m. ET, Andy Skoogman,...

$3.25-million settlement reached in Daunte Wright fatal shooting by officer

Wednesday, June 22 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- The suburban Minneapolis city of Brooklyn Center has tentatively agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Daunte Wright, the unarmed Black man who was fatally shot during a 2021 traffic stop when...

Daunte Wright’s girlfriend delivers emotional testimony at Kim Potter trial

Thursday, December 9 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- Daunte Wright's girlfriend, Alayna Albrecht-Payton, tearfully recalled his final moments on the witness stand on day two of the trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter.Albrecht-Payton was in the passenger seat of the car when Wright was pulled over...

Kim Potter trial updates: Trial begins over fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

Thursday, December 9 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, began Wednesday.Opening statements took place in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.Potter,...

Police reform moves forward amid officer’s trial for death of Daunte Wright

Thursday, December 9 by ABC News

(BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) -- As the trial of former police officer Kim Potter begins in Minnesota, the Brooklyn Center City Council has officially backed the formation of a new public safety department that will reimagine how traffic stops in the city are handled.Daunte Wright,...

Kim Potter trial Day 1: Key takeaways in Daunte Wright death case

Wednesday, December 8 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter kicked off on Wednesday. Potter is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year.Two witnesses for the prosecution...

Kim Potter trial updates: Opening statements to begin in case of fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

Wednesday, December 8 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, begins Wednesday.Opening statements will take place in the Hennepin County Government Center in...

Jury seated for trial of officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop

Friday, December 3 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The jury has been selected in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who's charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in April. The jury of 12, and two alternates, will be composed...

Daunte Wright’s family honors his memory as Kim Potter trial begins

Thursday, December 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The family of Daunte Wright is spending their first holiday season without him."On Thanksgiving, we sat there and we watched so many videos of my nephew," Wright's aunt Naisha Wright said tearfully in an interview with ABC News. "It was just...

Former officer Kim Potter set to go on trial in death of Daunte Wright

Tuesday, November 30 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Jury selection in the case of the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer charged with killing a Black man during a traffic stop earlier this year, is set to begin Tuesday -- a high-profile incident that was captured on video and sparked...