Daunte Wright
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 18)
Ottawa police begin to take action against protesters near the Canadian Parliament, U.S. troops are on stand-by in Poland as the situation worsens between Russia and Ukraine, and Daunte Wright’s case is finally coming to a close.
Former Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
A former police officer who fired shots that killed a fleeing man in Minnesota in 2021 was sentenced on Feb. 18 to two years in jail. Kim Potter, who worked for the Brooklyn Center Police Department, faced up to 8 1/2 years in prison, but Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said the lesser sentence was warranted because […]
What the Media Doesn’t Tell You About the Daunte Wright & Kim Potter Trial | Larry Elder
Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer who accidentally shot and killed Daunte Wright, was found guilty for mistaking her gun for her taser when she shot him. It was a very tragic event, but a key reason she had to draw a weapon in the first place was that Daunte was trying to evade arrest […]
Juror: Kim Potter Made Mistake but Was Still Responsible
MINNEAPOLIS—A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says jurors felt she made an honest mistake when she drew her firearm instead of her stun gun, but that she was still responsible for his death. The juror spoke with KARE-TV reporter Lou Raguse […]
Jury Hints at Deadlock in Kim Potter Trial
After a full day of deliberations, jurors in the trial of Kim Potter said they still couldn’t reach a consensus. The former Minnesota police officer is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright at a traffic stop.
No Verdict yet in Kim Potter Trial for Daunte Wright’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS—The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright made a “blunder of epic proportions” and did not have “a license to kill,” a prosecutor told jurors on Monday shortly before they began deliberating in her manslaughter trial. Kim […]
Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Kim Potter Who Killed Daunte Wright
A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright in April went on trial on Wednesday. Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center Police officer was identified in April as responsible for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Wright, whose death […]
Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Lays out Possible Defense
MINNEAPOLIS—A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April is laying out her potential defenses ahead of her November trial. Attorneys for former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter said in documents made public Thursday that they […]
National Police Association: Heading on ‘Very Dangerous, Destructive Path’
While the nation watches the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the in-custody death of George Floyd, 10 miles from the Minnesota courtroom, an officer shot and killed another black man during a traffic stop, 20-year-old Daunte Wright. From the police bodycam footage, it seems now ex-officer Kim Potter accidentally discharged her […]
The Nation Speaks (April 17): As Riots Return, What Lies Ahead; Supreme Court Under Review; Out of Afghanistan
As Riots Return, What Lies Ahead 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 […]
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 […]
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 15)
President Joe 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 NTD speaks to a former law enforcement officer on what may have happened in the Daunte Wright case.
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. […]
Minneapolis Police Arrest at Least 60 After Days of Unrest
Following a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer’s fatal shooting of a 20-year-old black man during an April 11 traffic stop, protests and riots shook the state of Minnesota for three consecutive nights, coming amid ongoing calls to “defund the police.” NTD’s Christina Kim has the story.
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 14)
President Joe 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.