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Ex-Police Officer Kim Potter Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Daunte Wright

Eric Quintanar
Ex-Police Officer Kim Potter Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Daunte Wright
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Ex-Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter has been formally charged with second-degree manslaughter for the shooting death of Daunte Wright over the weekend, Washington County Attorney Peter Orput announced Wednesday afternoon.

Potter, 48, was arrested by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension early Wednesday, roughly 24 hours after the city announced she had submitted a letter of resignation. In the letter, Potter said that it was in the best interest of the community, the police department, and her colleagues for her to step down from the police force.

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