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December 6, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury instructions set in case of Daunte Wright's shooting death

Attorneys and a judge overseeing the trial for Kim Potter gathered in a Minneapolis courtroom on Monday to hammer out final instructions for the panel of jurors tasked with deciding the former Minnesota police officer’s fate.

December 5, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Minneapolis activist charged with intimidating Kim Potter trial judge

A Minneapolis activist has been charged with attempting to intimidate the judge handling the trial for ex-police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the April shooting of Daunte Wright.

December 3, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury seated in case of Daunte Wright's shooting death

A full jury was seated Friday in the trial of Kim Potter, a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, with opening statements set to begin on Wednesday.

December 1, 2021

Minneapolis driver forces car through Daunte Wright protest crowd, report says

A protest in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, calling for justice in April’s police-involved shooting death of Daunte Wright, was disrupted when a driver forced a vehicle through a crowd of marchers, according to a report.

November 30, 2021

Trial of Minneapolis officers in George Floyd case slated to begin in January

The federal civil rights trial for the four Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd is slated to begin in January, according to a letter sent to prospective jurors.

November 30, 2021

Minnesota ex-police officer Kim Potter to testify at trial, her attorney says

Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who allegedly shot and killed Daunte Wright when she mistook her gun for her taser, will testify at her trial, one of her defense attorneys said during the first day of jury selection on Tuesday.

November 30, 2021

4 ex-Minneapolis cops facing federal charges in George Floyd death will be tried together

A judge ruled Monday the four ex-Minneapolis police officers facing federal charges for allegedly infringing on George Floyd’s civil rights will face trial together.

November 29, 2021

Daunte Wright estate faces third lawsuit from woman he allegedly choked at gunpoint in attempted robbery

The estate of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by a White police officer during an April traffic stop, was slapped with a third lawsuit on Monday – this time on behalf of a woman whom Wright allegedly choked and attempted to rob at gunpoint back in December 2019.

November 28, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury selection begins Tuesday for former cop who allegedly mistook handgun for her Taser

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis cop who allegedly shot and killed Daunte Wright when she mistook her taser for her handgun during an attempted arrest in April.

November 10, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter's trial to be livestreamed as judge changes course

A Minnesota judge decided Tuesday the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the shooting of Daunte Wright, will be broadcast live, reversing an earlier ruling.