Former Officer Kim Potter
BROOKLYN CENTER – A Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright with second-degree manslaughter.
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Wednesday that Kim Potter will be charged Wednesday. The announcement comes a day after Potter resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, where she had served for 26 years. It carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. The shooting ignited days of unrest. Potter was taken into custody Wednesday morning at 11:30.
The former Brooklyn Center police chief has said that Potter had intended to use her Taser on Wright but fired her handgun instead.
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