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Minnesota ex-cop who shot Daunte Wright plans to testify at trial

Headline from Duluth News Tribune, from the development of Nov 30, 2021

Newest development Dec 3, 2021 · 2 reportsNine white jurors picked for trial of ex-cop charged in Daunte Wright's Death

Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old sho…

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    Minnesota ex-cop who shot Daunte Wright plans to testify at trial

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

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    Nine white jurors picked for trial of ex-cop charged in Daunte Wright's Death

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trial set to begin for ex-Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter in shooting death of Daunte Wright (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter is likely to differ significantly from other trials who have killed civilians on the job, several attorneys say.

  2. NBC News

    Kim Potter, ex-Minnesota officer, will testify at trial in killing of Daunte Wright (opens NBC News)

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    Potter is accused of fatally shooting Daunte Wright when her department said she confused her handgun for her Taser during a traffic stop in April.

  3. Grand Forks Herald

    Jury selection to begin in trial of ex-Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Grand Forks Herald's feed description

    Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old sho…

  4. New York Times

    What to Know About the Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Kimberly Potter, a former Minnesota police officer, faces manslaughter charges in the death of Mr. Wright. She called out “Taser! Taser! Taser!” before firing her gun during a traffic stop.

  5. Brainerd Dispatch

    Jury selection begins in trial of ex-Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright (opens Brainerd Dispatch)

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    Brainerd Dispatch's feed description

    Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old sho…

  6. CNN

    90 seconds of video will be key in trial of Kimberly Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Widely circulated body camera video of a suburban Minneapolis police officer fatally shooting Daunte Wright in a car during a traffic stop is likely to play a central role as she goes on trial Tuesday for her role in his death.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    First juror selected in Potter trial in Wright traffic stop shooting (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter is charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April traffic stop.

  8. Newsweek

    Kim Potter to testify about Daunte Wright's death as 3 jurors seated for upcoming trial (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Ex-police officer has been charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter after shooting Wright at a traffic stop in April in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

  9. CBS News

    Former officer Kim Potter, charged in killing of Daunte Wright, is going on trial (opens CBS News)

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    Potter, who is White, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was Black, during a traffic stop in April.

  10. The Guardian

    Daunte Wright killing: potential jurors face grilling on policing and protest (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ex-Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter on trial for manslaughter after claiming she mistook her gun for a Taser

  11. The Columbian

    Attorney: Potter to testify at trial in Daunte Wright death (opens The Columbian)

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    MINNEAPOLIS — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began with potential panelists being questioned clos

  12. Duluth News Tribune

    Minnesota ex-cop who shot Daunte Wright plans to testify at trial (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old sho…

  13. Fox News

    Daunte Wright shooting: 9 jurors seated in trial of former police officer charged with manslaughter (opens Fox News)

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    The jury selection process is moving relatively quickly in the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who authorities say shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright earlier this year when she said she mistook her gun for her taser.

  14. New York Times

    Jury Chosen in Trial of Kimberly Potter, Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Many of the jurors said they had already seen body camera video of Ms. Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., fatally shooting Daunte Wright after seeming to mistake her gun for her Taser.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Mostly white jury nearly set in trial of officer who shot Daunte Wright (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Kim Potter, who is white, is charged with manslaughter in the shooting of Wright, a Black motorist, following a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.

  16. Newsweek

    Nine white jurors picked for trial of ex-cop charged in Daunte Wright's Death (opens Newsweek)

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    Kim Potter, a former police officer, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter. She said she accidentally fired her gun instead of her Taser.

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