Tag: Daunte Wright

The Nation Speaks (April 17): As Riots Return, What Lies Ahead; Supreme Court Under Review; Out of Afghanistan

In Minnesota, former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for murder, in the in-custody death of George Floyd. Then, last week, barely 10 miles from the courtroom, now ex-officer Kim Potter accidentally shot her gun, instead of her taser, at another black man during a traffic stop, killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Demonstrators poured into…


Hollywood Demonstration For Daunte Wright Ends in Unrest

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A Hollywood rally April 15 meant to show solidarity for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Minnesota man fatally shot by police, ended in violence. The 8:30 p.m gathering, near Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, included about 150 people circled around an empty concrete fountain. Plastic flowers and candles lined the fountain, where a large photo…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 15)

President Biden is imposing new sanctions on Russia and expelling ten Russian diplomats, human smugglers armed with AR 15’s are crossing through ranchers’ properties in Texas, and we speak to a former law enforcement officer on what may have happened in the Daunte Wright case.


Former Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright to Remain Free on Bail

The former police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Minnesota over the weekend was ordered on Thursday to appear in court next month. In a brief appearance via Zoom, Kim Potter was told to appear on May 17 in person before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, unless other arrangements are…


Minnesota Police Union Chief: Daunte Wright Would Be Alive Today If He Complied With Orders

The head of Minnesota’s largest police union said Daunte Wright, who was killed by an officer over the weekend, would be alive if he had complied with police orders. “This is going to be an unpopular statement,” Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, said during a WCCO interview Wednesday….


Minnesota Police Union Chief: Daunte Wright Would Be Alive Today If He Had Complied With Orders

The head of Minnesota’s largest police union says Daunte Wright, who was killed by an officer over the weekend, would be alive if he had complied with police orders. “This is going to be an unpopular statement,” Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, said during a WCCO interview on…


24 Arrested in 4th Night of Unrest in Minnesota City Following Police Shooting

About two dozen people, most from outside Brooklyn Center, were arrested in the Minnesota city late Wednesday as unrest continued in the wake of a fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man. Demonstrators gathered around the Brooklyn Center Police Department and erected makeshift barricades before lobbing bricks, bottles, and other projectiles at law enforcement officers. Eventually,…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 14)

President Biden says U.S. troops will be coming home from Afghanistan, Minnesota saw its third consecutive day of violent demonstrations after the shooting of Daunte Wright, and the House Oversight and Reform Committee passes a bill that would make Washington D.C. the 51st state of the United States.


Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright to Be Charged With Second-Degree Manslaughter

The now-former police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man in Minnesota on Sunday will face a second-degree manslaughter charge. Kimberly Potter was arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and will be booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a 2nd-degree manslaughter charge, according to the the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The Washington County…


Former Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Charged With Second-Degree Manslaughter

The now-former police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man in Minnesota on Sunday was charged on April 14 with second-degree manslaughter. Kimberly Potter, 48, was charged by Washington County Attorney Peter Orput. Potter was arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and later booked into the Hennepin County Jail, where she will await…