A demonstrator heckles authorities who advanced into a gas station after issuing orders for crowds to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
Gannon has said he believed Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was going for her Taser. She can be heard on her body camera video shouting “Taser! Taser!” After firing a single shot from her handgun, the car speeds away, and the officer is heard saying, “Holy ! I shot him.”BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken criminal justice system.
“I lost my son. He’s never coming back. I can’t accept that. A mistake? That doesn’t even sound right. This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I can’t accept that,” he said.at the courthouse where the trial is being held for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in his death. Protests erupted for a second night following Sunday’s shooting, heightening anxiety in an area already on edge as the Derek Chauvin trial progresses.
The advent of social media and body cameras has forced police departments to move much quickly than in the past, said Alex Piquero, chairman of the University of Miami’s sociology department. However, he said that before the Brooklyn Center Police Department fires the officer, it will likely review all evidence, including any other body camera footage and testimony from other officers, so that the dismissal is less vulnerable to any court challenge.
After medics arrived, she told the two officers who shot the man to get into separate squad cars, turn off their body cameras, and not to speak to each other. She was also the police union president for the department and accompanied two other officers involved in the shooting while investigators interviewed them.
Say his name BILLY EVANS, a good man a Capitol officer killed by a member of the Nation of Islam in a racist hate crime. Give him the honor accorded to him. Where is the outrage, respect and protests?
I see we've finally updated the expression 'closing the barn door after the horses have escaped'.
She wants her pension. Such bs!
Good...more time to get yourself ready for trail
And not a minute too soon! There's something wrong with a cop of 26yrs experience, who can't differentiate between a gun and a taser. The egregious part is that she was training a rookie, whom is being groomed on how to disrespect, humiliate and treat black people as less than!
Mug shot, please
She needs to be charged. With MURDER
with a big, fat pension and benefits for her family for life.
Resigned? With benefits? What kind of justice is this?
Whyte women been killing since slavery... They use to mutilate the black child and mother's just for fun... They now have descendents...
As an African American man in my 40s I am just flat out exhausted by American racism and systemic White Supremacy. I don't know how my grandparents survived Jim Crow and their grandparents survived American slavery without mass suicides. My spirit is just drained of fight.
I sure hope her resignation doesn't preclude her being charged with murder.
Yes because for everyone else ignorance is not an excuse for crime the opposite is true for white cops .... I'm tired !
why is it women have to resign and the male police murderers get to keep their jobs?
🤦♂️ enjoy lawlessness everyone
There you go now people can relax
Bullshit. Gun is black while taser is yellow and lighter. You're telling me thaaaaaattttt after 26 years, a training officer can't tell the difference bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh?
She needs to go to jail.
Kim Potter did not know the difference between a gun and a taser after 26 years. She conducted herself like it was her first night on the job, and the first time she had encountered a young black man. She needs to be fired and go to jail and her pension go to that baby. Enough.
Loving the chaotic headline.
Good, next stop is the slammer.
Do you resign and just go to another police department; but hide under the radar...like some others may do
Daunte would be alive if he had not tried to flee while resisting police
Not fired but allowed to resign. PoliceReformNow
They took someone’s life & thinks resigning is enough. Daunte is dead! This happens in almost every police force yet we get told about “a few bad apples”. The people are safer without the police ! Defund & then abolish !
Now strip her of her pension and benefits
AP -- You got it wrong AGAIN! Mayor Mike Elliott clearly stated at the beginning of the news conference that the officer, city manager, and the police chief were dismissed by the city council ---- Monday night! Your time frame is waaaay off.
Why does it matter you post colour ,? Why not a police officer shot a guy
All of this bullshit ends instantly the moment cops are required to carry liability insurance and have to pay for murdering black men out of their own pockets.
I think the race angle is unnecessary line here, ofcourse a sensitive issue, and far to many people being shot by police in my opinion, I thought they were using less lethal weapons ?
Seriously AP? You including black and white in your headline demonstrates your desire to add fuel to the fire. There’s no proof this was racially motivated so why put that in the title?
maybe, just maybe, a cop will actually be held legally accountable for killing an innocent black person one day. if this lady isnt in jail within the next 2 years it'll just further cement how busted this country is
I like how you threw “white” in there even tho race had shit to do with it. Goddam yahoo’s.
From a holding cell?
Officer Potter commited voluntary manslaughter and needs to be charged asap. Why she hasn't is pure hypocrisy and corruption.
One has to ask why would someone that was arrested previously with an illegal firearm out on the street anyways.
Like 'TOP GUN'! The Best of the Best was chosen to fly the F-18 fighter jet in aerial combat. The Police Dept should choose their 'Best of the Best' to be 'Field Trainers', why! there is no room for error when people's lives are involved....period!
Special. Now PROSECUTE.
How is she not in cuffs already? Had this been anyone else they’d be in jail the moment it happened
It Never happens to white.
Don’t be baited by the media into racism.
The problems with the shootings that regularly occur in the USA is not the Police or White or Black people It is the insane Gun Laws that allow everyone from criminals and the Police to carry them. The so called Gun Lobby and legal gun ownership is insane. Guns equal deaths.
Oh well that's fine then. All is forgiven :))))
Resigned before being dismissed How did she confuse her gun with a taser..... Unbelievable
RIOT ALL YOU LIKE BUT IT'S DISGUSTING TO SEE LOOTING OF LOCAL SHOPS AND STORES BLM. YEAH RIGHT. UNLESS YOU OWN A STORE AND THEN YOU CAN DESTROY HIS LIVELIHOOD looting ACAB BlackLivesMatter BrooklynCenter
Did he sign with a pen or a pepper spray
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Daunted Wright won't resist arrest again will he, if stopped by police put hands up where they can be seen if they cuff you do not struggle and you will live another day and have your day in court.
The victim wasn`t black enough for riots. He wasn`t black!
Is there any need to say 'white cop' or 'black motorist'? The fact that it's in the news already tells people the colour of those involved, same when papers say 'ba ba black youths' though when it's white youths involved the news never mentions colour, WHY is that? EndRacism
Resignation so they can move to another county
We ain’t done with y’all
Well its not like any department is going to back a cop in this day and age now that BLM have established themselves as a terrorist group willing to destroy everything in their path to get their way.
So she should be in jail
Why leave out the word accidentally?
What about the black man that's shot and murdered the baby in the back of the car! Anything on him? We'll wait.
Good now arrest the officer, question them charge them with a crime. Either bail or jail until the jury delivers its verdict
once again we are beaten down because of scared to offend blm
...and all it took was National exposure, protests and a public investigation, way to hold yourself accountable.
That's the least she could do after the fatal 'mistake' she made, while working with an officer in training. What a shameful example of experience and professionalism. My heart goes out to that poor innocent victim. These senseless killings have got to stop!
his mom is white, he's biracial. if he's considered black, then he can also be considered white.
Great! That's how Police is treated in India under, immense political pressure & now they're filled with incompetent, dishonest personnel I see that's what US is aiming to achieve.
where is 'her' arrest warrent - for Murder?
question.... why wasn't the very large black police officer able to successfully restrain skinny black kid? and why was he behind the car when skinny black kid attempted to flee?...... what a strange traffic stop.
So put her on trial for manslaughter.
That will not be bringing back to life her innocent victim
On the other hand, if you could get the entire Minneapolis area PD to resign, that might be a start
And yet there is a line of police around her house. Tells everyone government sanctioned murder is legal. It’s time to fight back
I genuinely hope that the entire police force in Minneapolis resigns. Please god 🙏🏻 let these people have complete anarchy
Preventable accident. Carrying two pistol shaped weapons at the same time w/ no safety (other than trigger safety) makes accidents inevitable. Thumb safety req pause & think before firing. Making the Taser bright yellow etc. Other high hazard industries know how to prevent.
Stop resisting and you won’t get killed
someone explain how a cop, 20yrs on the job, doesn't know the difference between a tazer and their gun.
I support the police - if you follow the law and obey the police they have no reason to take any further action to get you to comply with their orders BlueLivesMatter
That ain't good enough. Only her death or imprisonment for 25+ years without parole will suffice.
Arrest this bitch.
These Riots R caused by Black Leaders that continue 2 lead Black people down the cliff. Hello, Black people work with the Police. U need 2 comply with commands of a Police Officer, when U commit a crime. U R being used by those Black leaders. It is all about your MONEY!
She should not get her pension!
She'll just get another job as a cop somewhere else.
What next? People nuked for Jay walking?
Yeah good she should know what her taser is and whats her gun obviously . But the poor lady give her a break. I dont think anyone seriously thinks a police lady is going to shoot a black kid in cold blood.
Y'all do know he resisted arrest before the gun came out right
Love the race baiting here by News gg.
Sickening. The reason why Daunte Wright was murdered. Go to Minnesota Municipal Branch File Number 27-CR-19-29850. The reason why there was a warrant out for his arrest is because the IDIOTS AT THE COURT HOUSE sent the information for his trial to the WRONG ADDRESS!DaunteWright
Its easy to resign but the pain left to families and the hardships to lose one of your loved one is inconceivable DaunteWrights BlackLivesMatter BLM GeorgeFloyd May as well scrapped the justice system in US WhiteHouse45 JoeBiden KamalaHarris MinneapolisPD
Just resign? Uhh heck NO! She needs to be charged and jailed!!!
GIVE HER TO THE CROWDS!!!
26 years and cant tell the difference between a taser and a gun.........
Black motorist that resisted arrest^. Fixed it for you.
Enough already with the 'they want justice' Has anyone stopped to think about the fact that she is HUMAN & made a MISTAKE! If they weren't screaming defund the police maybe rookies wouldn't b in th field I WANT JUSTICE FOR THE REST OF US WHO ABIDE THE LAW !
This is America
This community is not being served by the police officers. Killing their Citizens is a form of Genocide!
She needs to be in prison for murder.
She should have been fired immediatly!
Not enough!
LOCK HER UP!
Good
Don’t forget to “protest” though. Destroying your own neighborhood helps no one. Please remember what is important. Your kids will watch and emulate. I am not saying everyone is stealing and burning down their neighborhood there, but too many people are.
Very serious question do you white guys ever get shot by the police? Or are they always cooperative/ non combative and this is why they live after a traffic stop? Are there any scenarios where white guys are accidentally shot by police?
How about Male waiving gun was accidentally shot by an officer because he resisted arrest 🤔
big fucking deal 🙄. this is not enough. he still gets to breathe while a mother mourns the loss of her son. how is this fair?
I'm a white dude and I'm having a hard time grasping she couldn't tell the difference between her lethal that outweighs her non lethal by a good margin. She doesn't know her dominant vs non dominate side? Minnesota cops just hit different, wonder if she knows her left and right
TAKE HER LIFE.
The woman was in the wrong for this. But all of these deaths would be avoided if these people just stopped resisting arrest. Just comply. I have been pulled over multiple times and always comply. Why can’t these people?
Ok, good, now let it alone
She is probably trying to protect her pension
Ok Minnesota Cops I guess you are about to cost the US another 2 billion in damages from insurance claims again this summer huh?
So why add race and not add gender? Doesn’t fit your agenda?
Not enough.
fucking clown world. If I somehow mistake an object for a gun and unintentionally kill someone I become a murderer. I do not pass go.
Resign your way to under the jail then. Anything less is fucking bullshit.
26 years of service and you don’t know the difference between a service weapon and a Taser !! They don’t look or feel the same. It seems that sense he Decided not to comply she pulled her service weapon and Blatantly shot him. May not intended to kill him. But with 26 years ?
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How long till we got word of them in a south american country that doesn't have an extradition treaty?
How to get away with Pre-Meditated Murder. Let see' I will shout LOUD!!! taser many times more than usual', then I will grab my gun, pull the trigger a few times, then I will say that a gun..oops I shot him. I get away with murder. Period. She did her research.
He’s suffered enough...
For those pretending that anyone should ever be put to death for so called noncompliance have no respect for self liberty. For those who believe this is racially motivated, you're being lied to in an effort to keep you on the liberal agenda page.
Why resign.?
Resigns as in was not fired…as in Minnesota police force didn’t think her execution of this young man failed their expectations of her as an experienced law enforcement official…JUST DAMN.
The 'Accidental DEATH of a Black man' is different from 'the Accidental death of a white woman' Somali-American Police Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Death of Minneapolis Woman
Never should've been allowed to become a cop, what a joke
She’s not a cop anymore. Arrest her. Now.
She was panicking stuttering she should have never been an police officer
goodshot
I don't care if he was black. I don't care if he was white. I don't care if he was yellow. I don't care if he was red. This was not an upstanding young man.
Why is Kim Potter not arrested If you got the pedals confused in your car, hit the gas pedal instead of braking & you killed a pedestrian, you'd be charged with negligent homicide. You wouldn't get off the hook by saying 'I pushed the wrong pedal by mistake.'
Y’all realize that for her to fire her weapon she would have had to turn off the safety, which would likely mean she looked at her gun, noticed it wasn’t a taser because it’s not yellow, and fired it anyway, right?
How many lives have been lost, families devastated, cities destroyed just because of not complying...
Divert the entire pension to the victim's family. Note: cops like them are, unfortunately, often hired by other police departments. I hope Potter and Gannon don't try to seek employment in another PD.
Not good enough.
You people are disgusting. Stir the pot. Fan the flames. I mean just look at your headline. You’ve cost more black men their lives than any police officer.
Lmao
She should be arrested for murder no threat to her life was happening ...she committed the crime
GPWriter Charges still need to be filed. Negligent homicide if nothing else. DaunteWright Karen_Russell
Should be arrested
I give it a week before another department hires her
Did they not say she was fired yesterday? Wtf She shouldn’t be allowed to resign. OR the Chief. Probably trying to get out of their shit while they think they can. Maybe by doin that before any charges are filed they can keep their benefits😡They better not get away with this
“Voluntary resignation” just doesn’t portray justice like “criminal prosecution”. A child was murdered unnecessarily!
TheRealCoryElia She should've been fired. And should be prosecuted.
That's a good first step. Now arrest her.
Coward. The family will get justice.
With a pension, a pension she would have lost had she been fired. She resigned for herself, not for the community or for her colleagues.
Take her pension!
Should’ve already been charged with murder! No way a 26 year veteran mistakes a taser for a gun! No way! Where’s the man hunt?
Okay? Arrest Kim Potter for murder immediately!
Is this another black lives matter rally 🤔
Put the bitch in jail! JusticeForDaunteWright
Kimberlys resignation means “nothing”. She essentially “killed” a young man over minuscule warrant charges/ fees. -The real CancelCulture = the black/brown vote & life.
Breaking: The Associated Press Promotes Racism by Pushing Disingenuous Headline; Later: Police Officer Who Mistook Firearm for Taser During Arrestee's Resistance Resigns.
We just want to know when she’s going to prison
Daunte shouldn't have tried to flee 🤷♂️show me how mad you are.
WHITE. Nice headline race baiters
Should be Fired! The System right there. 😣
Murder someone Black and you have the option to resign
When do we get to search her social media? 1-1 she's a trumper
Good. She has no business being a cop.
The first step has been accessed. Now, do what’s right and do a deep dive investigation into what happened and make the punishment fit for the crime
As she fucking should
Good
Resigned? She should be in jail. Any average citizen who killed someone would be in jail.
She murdered someone in that way walking into the station her first words should have been I quit I can't do this.
we think of his Mom now, her suffering send prayers & sympathy
All judges have inherent bias and they favor Cops.Judges and cops all work on the same side and are Co-Workers. Well thank god there was multiple videos of Chauvin killing Floyd on Camera. Sad day for American Tax payers. Police should not terrorize the citizens that pay them !!
Any other job you make a mistake like being late too many times you get fired. Police, you can shoot someone, claim it was accident and they tip toe around it like 'we cant fire her she has rights' - such BS.
Fuck this headline
Thank you for letting us know a White shot a Black. I expect all articles to be written like this.
Why did he try to run if they would have released him that night! They were saying on TV it was more than 1 outstanding warrant. I just can't understand the running because he could have always called Ben Crump!
Some of y’all real quick and comfortable to justify a killing for someone with warrants for a misdemeanor and that’s concerning.
Sick world we live in at times my friends
You mean black CRIMINAL!
Race baiting media at it again
there's a of of bullets in america and a lot of people know her name and face now I bet
As it should be... because it never should have happened.
Good. Now she should be prosecuted for manslaughter.
Resigned only means she can easily get a job at another department.
All she’s going to do is either retire or move to another state. She should be banned from law enforcement and any form of government work for life.
Just all a smoke screen, causing discord etc.
What is her annual pension going to be after 26 years on the job? Bet you it will be very generous. Kim Potter needs to be charged criminally.
and will be rehired tomorrow, next town over.
Don't run from the Police and bad things don't happen
Well, that helps not a jot.
Fan the flames 🔥 AP!
Now she needs to go to jail ✨
Anyone wanna hit the Nike store in protest?
Daunte Wright didn't get to resign.
Resigns How about is charged with involuntary manslaughter or criminal negligence?
resigning from your job doesn’t clear you of murder.
Should’ve been fired.
Just had to the add the white at the start
How come there was no sound when the gun discharged? We could hear them talking but no gunshot....🤔
resigns? Prosecute this person.
Not good enough at all. Charge and convict her with manslaughter and MAYBE.
Not going to make this go away, Kim
Resigned huh, why was it her choice. She should’ve been fired, after it was evidently clear from the body cam. Take her 26 year pension plan away, hit her where it hurts. Us tax paying folks, don’t pay these salaries. To accidentally get killed by those, who claim to serve us.
Resigns instead of being fired, which I guess means she gets to keep her pension.
Cool!
The police chief in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center also resigned. Police Chief Tim Gannon said he believed officer Kim Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her Taser before fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
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