US police officer faces manslaughter charges after killing black man Daunte Wright during traffic stop

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The police officer who shot dead black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser was arrested Wednesday and will face manslaughter charges.

Minneapolis has been roiled by nights of violent protests after Kim Potter, who is white, opened fire on Mr Wright in his car on Sunday.

She was taken into custody at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the neighbouring city of St. Paul. Riot police moved in to disperse demonstrators estimated at between 800 and 1,000 in Brooklyn Center, the suburb where Sunday's shooting took place. Defence attorney Eric Nelson said prosecutors had failed to prove their case against the 45-year-old Mr Chauvin beyond a reasonable doubt and he should be acquitted.George Floyd's brother becomes emotional as he shares tender memories at officer's murder trial

Medical experts called by the prosecution said Mr Floyd's death was caused by a"low level of oxygen" from the neck restraint and not due to drugs or pre-existing conditions. Demonstrators rally through the streets from Washington Square Park in anger over the shooting of Duante Wright in In Brooklyn Center Minnesota.On Tuesday the families of Mr Wright and Mr Floyd demanded an end to police brutality and the killing of unarmed African Americans by white officers.

 

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“Appearing to mistake”. You misspelled “invented a far-fetched and self-serving excuse, which would not have been entertained for a second if she was not a cop, without providing any evidence at all to support this claim”.

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