Yesterday, police said the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, outside Minneapolis Sunday appeared to have accidentally pulled out her gun instead of a taser.
Wright was shot and killed during a traffic stop about 10 miles from where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year.
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Apr 2021
When Police Kill ... Again
Minnesota police killed another unarmed Black man, less than a year after George Floyd’s death. On Sunday, twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by then-officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by ... Show More
22m 58s
Feb 2023
The Police Unit That Was Supposed to Keep Memphis Safe
This episode contains descriptions of violence. The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, at the hands of officers in Memphis last month has intensified calls for fundamental reform in policing. Those calls were echoed yesterday by President Biden, who hosted Mr. Nichol ... Show More
32m 2s
Apr 2021
Minneapolis Lives In 'A State Of Continuous Trauma' After Another Police Killing
There have been nightly protests in Brooklyn Center, Minn., following Sunday's killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was shot by former police officer Kim Potter.
Police officials have said Wright's death resulted from an "accidental discharge," saying Potter mistook her hand ... Show More
12m 24s
Apr 2021
Protesters on the streets for third night after police shooting in Minnesota
As curfew approaches, people march on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota calling for justice for Daunte Wright. Officer Kim Potter, the police veteran who fired the deadly shot, has quit the force.
The chief of police has also stepped down. The city manager has been fired. ... Show More
48m 19s
Jun 2020
Into the Killing of Rayshard Brooks
Another unarmed Black man was killed by police over the weekend, this time in Atlanta. His name was Rayshard Brooks and he was 27 years old.The officer who shot Brooks has been fired, and the police chief has resigned, while across the country, protests against police brutality a ... Show More
21m 16s