(NPR) Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

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Demonstrators gather and comfort each other a few blocks from where Brooklyn Center, Minn., police shot and killed Duante Wright, 20, during a traffic stop Sunday.

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Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

The Brooklyn Center, Minn., officer who is said to have shot Wright is a 26-year officer, Kim Potter. Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer meant to deploy a Taser — but pulled a gun instead.

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(NPR) Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

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Demonstrators gather and comfort each other a few blocks from where Brooklyn Center, Minn., police shot and killed Duante Wright, 20, during a traffic stop Sunday.

Nicole Neri

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Nicole Neri

America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright With ‘Accidental Discharge’ Is Identified

The Brooklyn Center, Minn., officer who is said to have shot Wright is a 26-year officer, Kim Potter. Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer meant to deploy a Taser — but pulled a gun instead.

Chauvin Trial Judge Denies Request For Jury Sequestration After Police Shooting

Biden Calls Daunte Wright’s Death ‘Tragic,’ Cautions Against Violence

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(NPR) Police Say ‘Accidental Discharge’ Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright’s Death

Police Say ‘Accidental Discharge’ Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright’s Death

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Protests lasted for hours at the spot where 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright crashed his car and died after being shot by police in a suburb of Minneapolis.

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Police Say ‘Accidental Discharge’ Of Gun Led To Daunte Wright’s Death

Brooklyn Center, Minn., police Chief Tim Gannon said that the officer who shot Daunte Wright meant to deploy her Taser — but pulled her gun instead.

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Poll Finds Republicans Particularly Opposed To ‘Vaccine Passport’ Messaging

Messaging is important in public health. People who voted for Trump were especially hesitant about a “vaccine passport.” But call it a “verification,” and more people support it.

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Apr 12

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Apr 12

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Apr 12

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