EXPLAINER: What’s behind dual defense in Potter trial?
Lawyers for ex-cop on trial for killing Daunte Wright argue she made a mistake by drawing gun instead of Taser but they're also arguing she... More
December 10, 2021
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Police Brutality
This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
State questions Potter’s decisions in Daunte Wright arrest
Police sergeant at the scene when Daunte Wright was shot testified he was holding Wright's right arm with both hands in an attempt to handcuff... More
December 10, 2021
Prosecutor: Potter ‘failed’ Wright; defense calls it mistake
Ex-cop who said she mistakenly drew gun instead of Taser when fatally shot Daunte Wright went on trial on manslaughter - prosecutor saying Kim Potter... More
December 8, 2021
Defense attorney: All Daunte Wright had to do was surrender
Police had reason to believe Daunte Wright might have a gun when they tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant - a defense attorney... More
December 8, 2021
Shadow of Floyd, Chauvin case hangs over Kim Potter’s trial
It’s former Officer Kim Potter who’s on trial for the killing of Daunte Wright, but the trial in the same courtroom earlier this year of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in... More
December 7, 2021
EXPLAINER: Who are the jurors for trial of Kim Potter?
A look at the jurors who will hear testimony in the manslaughter trial of former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter - charged in the... More
December 3, 2021
Jury nearly complete for Potter trial in Daunte Wright death
Jury for trial of suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's shooting death neared completion Thursday with two alternates needed ahead of opening statements... More
December 2, 2021
Georgia sheriff asks judge to dismiss charges against him
A federal grand jury indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill in April, finding he had violated the civil rights of four people at the county jail. More
November 30, 2021
George Floyd biography to be published in May 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields of... More
November 10, 2021
Judge allows cameras at trial of ex-cop who killed Duante Wright
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Live video coverage will be allowed in the trial of a former suburban Minneapolis police officer More
November 9, 2021
EXPLAINER: Expert: Overseas conviction no bar to US charges
U.S. charges against Chicago woman Heather Mack - convicted of killing wealthy mom on Bali vacation - raised questions about how someone who went to... More
November 4, 2021
Judge releases names of jurors in Derek Chauvin’s trial
The judge who presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin has made public the names of jurors who convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of... More
November 2, 2021
Media makes fresh plea for access to ex-cop Potter’s trial
News organizations made a fresh plea to judge overseeing case of former police officer Kim Potter charged in death of Daunte Wright asking her to... More
November 1, 2021
Judge in Chauvin trial to release names of jurors on Nov. 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Monday that he will make the names... More
October 25, 2021
Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright lays out possible defense
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of... More
October 14, 2021
Trial starts for Florida man in police officer slaying
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Florida man accused of killing a police officer after he fatally shot... More
October 11, 2021
City where Daunte Wright was killed enacts policing changes
The Minneapolis suburb where Black motorist Daunte Wright was killed by an officer in April has enacted its first step in a plan to change... More
September 29, 2021
Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. More
September 1, 2021
‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man
“I’m not resisting! I'm not resisting!” Aaron Larry Bowman can be heard screaming between blows on the footage obtained by The Associated Press. More
August 25, 2021
Minnesota prosecutors oppose releasing Chauvin juror names
Prosecutors asked a judge to reject a request by media to unseal the names of the jurors who convicted ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of... More
August 16, 2021
