More protests in Twin Cities after Daunte Wright shooting

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04/14/21

Demonstrations and unrest erupted in the Twin Cities area after a white police officer shot and killed a young Black man Sunday.

Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a Hennepin County city next to Minneapolis. The city's police chief claimed the shooting was accidental, saying the officer meant to use her Taser instead of her gun. Officials said Potter is on administrative leave.

Officials released body camera footage of the shooting Monday. You can read more about the video's contents and watch parts of it here.

Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Dakota Counties are under curfew until 6 a.m. #WakeUpCLT #BrooklynCenter #DaunteWright

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