Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Daunte Demetrius Wright
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Race : Black
Date : 04/11/2021
Location : 6300 block OrchardAvenue
City : Brooklyn Center
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Brooklyn Center Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Kim Potter
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by officer who mistook a gun for a taser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/11/2021, officers from the Brooklyn Center Police Department pulled over Daunte Wright for an alleged traffic violation related to expired registration tags. Officers then reportedly discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest. Police tried to arrest Wright, but he stepped back into his car, and officers struggled with him. Officer Kim Potter, 48, shouted, "Taser," and then shot and killed Wright with her duty weapon. Potter resigned from the police and was arrested and faces a charge of second-degree manslaughter.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
Last Update: 12/26/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://abcnews.go.com/US/fatal-police-shooting-daunte-wright/story?id=77092274
• https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daunte_Wright
• https://mprnews.org/crime-law-and-justice/killing-of-daunte-wright
• https://apnews.com/article/c79ada5d64f652c18275996e487dee72
