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Coverage dated December 13, 2021 to December 14, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Police testify on Taser, use of force policies

Headline from Fox7 Austin

Prosecutors called more witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Kim Potter as they continue to try to poke holes in the former Brooklyn Center police officer’s claim that she mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

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  1. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Prosecutors at Kim Potter trial document her Taser training (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright with her handgun when she said she meant to use her Taser was fully trained in

  2. KRDO

    Police commander outlines Kim Potter's Taser training at her manslaughter trial (opens KRDO)

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    By Julia Jones, Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN Kim Potter was fully trained in her department’s Taser and use of force policies when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, a suburban Minneapolis police commander testified Tuesday.

  3. CNN

    Kim Potter's Taser training outlined at manslaughter trial (opens CNN)

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    Kim Potter was fully trained in her department's Taser and use of force policies when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, a suburban Minneapolis police commander testified Tuesday.

  4. Newsweek

    Jury hears about Kim Potter's repeated certifications and training in use of Taser (opens Newsweek)

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    "She's a good cop," said Brooklyn Center Police Commander Garett Flesland while on the stand Tuesday,

  5. The Columbian

    Testimony: Potter extensively trained on proper Taser use (opens The Columbian)

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    MINNEAPOLIS — A use-of-force and Taser expert testified Wednesday at Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial that police officers are allowed to use deadly force to stop fleeing suspects, as her attorneys a

  6. Fox7 Austin

    Kim Potter trial: Police testify on Taser, use of force policies (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Prosecutors called more witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Kim Potter as they continue to try to poke holes in the former Brooklyn Center police officer’s claim that she mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

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