Police officer Kim Potter, who has submitted her resignation from Brooklyn Center's police force, was arrested and jailed today, charged with Manslaughter 2 for shooting Daunte Wright to death.
Manslaughter 2 in Minnesota means death after the suspect "creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another." It can lead to a 10 year jail sentence and $20,000 in fines.
Potter has said the shooting was a mistake, but the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which arrested Potter, says that Potter's handgun is holstered on the right side of her duty belt, while the Taser is on the left side, making her statement less credible than it would be if both weapons were on the same side of the belt.
The charge was brought in Washington County, two counties away from Brooklyn Center, to reduce the likelihood of the appearance of conflict of interest. Potter is in the Hennepin County Jail, in the same county as Brooklyn Center.
As WRP members know, Wright was gunned down during a traffic stop. He had returned to his car while police officers tried to arrest him for a warrant they had discovered during the traffic stop. Potter shouted "Taser! Taser! Taser!" and then shot Wright in the chest.
Protests continue on in Brooklyn Center as well as in Minneapolis, outside the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is accused of murdering George Floyd. The two locations are about ten miles apart.
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