NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality'It Just Went Chaotic': A Weeping Kim Potter Takes the StandFormer Minnesota officer Kim Potter spared no tears while performing her testimony before a mostly white jury.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 18, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Police Chief Who Resigned After Daunte Wright Shooting Says Kim Potter Is 'a Fine Officer'Former police chief Tim Gannon testified that with “all the data in front of me, I saw no violation.”ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 17, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDaunte Wright’s Father Testifies on Day 6 of Kim Potter Trial"I miss him a lot, every day," Daunte Wright’s father, Arbuey Wright, said on the stand Wednesday.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKim Potter Trial: Sergeant Testifies That He's Never Heard Of An Officer Accidentally Drawing A GunFormer Minnesota officer Kim Potter passed her Taser training just weeks before she fatally shot Daunte Wright.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 15, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality‘The Taser Is Yellow; The Firearm Is Black’: Jury Hears the Differences Between Kim Potter’s Gun and TaserKim Potter's gun and taser had considerable differences and she didn't perform a "spark test" on her taser before…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 14, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDay 3 of Trial: Officers Worried About Kim Potter's Mental Health After Daunte Wright ShootingOfficers testified about how distraught former Minnesota officer Kim Potter acted after she shot Daunte Wright on…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 13, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPassenger In Daunte Wright's Car Testifies on 2nd Day of Kim Potter Trial, Defense Calls for MistrialOn Thursday, the jury heard from the passenger in Daunte Wright's car, responding medics and officers and watch new…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 10, 2021
Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice1st Day of Trial for Former Officer Kim Potter in Shooting Death of Daunte WrightThe prosecution called Daunte Wright's mother to the stand to share those final heartbreaking moments on the phone…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 9, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMostly White Jury Chosen for Kim Potter Trial in the Death of Daunte WrightThe jurors were asked their opinions about Black Lives Matter, law enforcement and the criminal justice system.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 6, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityKim Potter, the Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, Set To Testify in Her TrialThe ex-Minnesota police officer who shot the Black motorist will take the standByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNow playing Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Woman Forgives White Cop Who Nearly Killed HerJulia Crews now faces no jail time for "accidental" shooting of Ashley Fountain HallByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 23, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementPhiladelphia Passes Bill to Keep Police From Pulling Over Drivers for Minor Traffic ViolationsProponents say this will stop police from using low-level violations as reason to search a vehicle–a practice that…ByJ.L. CookPublishedOctober 17, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThe City Where Daunte Wright Was Killed Has a New Policing PolicyBrooklyn Center, Minn., announced a cite-and-release policy, which changes what officers are allowed to do during…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeCops Furious They Won't Be Able to Kill More Black People After Prosecutor Announces Not-So-Radical Police ReformThe Minnesota prosecutor who indicted the cop who killed Philando Castile announced a policy that protects and…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 9, 2021
NewsNewsFormer Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious ChargesKim Porter is now also facing first-degree manslaughter charges after a review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith…ByGenetta M. AdamsPublishedSeptember 3, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThe George Floyd JangaGeorge Floyd is dead.ByLawrence RossPublishedMay 25, 2021
NewsLegalNewsLegalMinnesota Judge Finds There’s Probable Cause to Charge Former Officer Kim Porter With 2nd Degree Murder in Shooting of Daunte WrightAs the trial of Derek Chauvin was winding down, the cycle of grief and outrage began once more after Daunte Wright…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 18, 2021
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NewsNewsFuneral Held for Andrew Brown Jr., Black Man Who Was Fatally Shot by Police in North CarolinaIt feels like we’ve been trapped in a never-ending cycle of grief. Even as we felt palpable relief seeing Derek…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 3, 2021
NewsNewsNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Wants Justice Department to Suspend Police Grants Amid Investigation Into Policing PracticesAfter former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, Attorney General…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 30, 2021