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Proposal bans traffic stops for minor infractions in city where cop killed Daunte Wright

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Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter Sentenced In Killing Of Duante Wright

Daunte Wright’s family reaches $3.25M settlement, city agrees to change policy on traffic stops 

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Minn. city removing name of racist sheriff who permitted Klan meetings in the county  

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Former officer who killed Daunte Wright sentenced to 2 years

The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
/ February 18, 2022

Attorney General seeks 7-year sentence for officer who killed Daunte Wright 

Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter.
/ February 16, 2022

Potter juror shares how ex-officer was found guilty in Daunte Wright’s death

“We felt she made a mistake,” the unnamed juror revealed, “and that a mistake does not absolve you from the fact she did commit a crime.”
/ December 30, 2021

Potter conviction sparks urge to celebrate, but the road to justice in policing is a long one

We have not begun needed work for justice in policing, but hopefully convictions will send shockwaves through America’s police departments.
/ December 23, 2021

Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, testifies at her trial

Former officer Kim Potter took the stand Friday at her manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright.
/ December 17, 2021

Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death

Prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against Kim Potter, the officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
/ December 16, 2021

Officer who killed Daunte Wright violated training, prosecutor says

A prosecutor at the trial of the cop who killed Daunte Wright told jurors that Potter violated her training and “betrayed a 20-year-old kid.”
/ December 8, 2021