Daunte Demetrius Wright

Age : 20

Gender : Male

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mprnews.org/crime-law-and-justice/killing-of-daunte-wright
https://apnews.com/article/c79ada5d64f652c18275996e487dee72