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Showing Original Post only (View all)Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is police union president [View all]
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Rebecca Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
BREAKING: Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is president of the Brooklyn Center Police Union.
BCA identifies officer in Daunte Wright shooting
The BCA identified the long-time veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department as Officer Kim Potter ...
kstp.com
6:49 PM · Apr 12, 2021
Rebecca Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
BREAKING: Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is president of the Brooklyn Center Police Union.
BCA identifies officer in Daunte Wright shooting
The BCA identified the long-time veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department as Officer Kim Potter ...
kstp.com
6:49 PM · Apr 12, 2021
Potter is on standard administrative leave.
On Monday, the police chief said he believed that the shooting was accidental and that the officer thought she fired her taser instead of her handgun.
The city released body camera footage of the shooting at a press conference but did not name the officer.
The shooting has led to widespread unrest and calls for the officer's immediate termination.
Potter has worked for the department for nearly 25 years and is president of the Brooklyn Center Police Officer's Association. In that role, she has represented other officers involved in deadly shootings.
According to an investigation by the Hennepin County Attorney's office, Potter was one of the first officers to arrive after police shot and killed Kobe Dimock-Heisler in 2019.
Investigative records show Potter advised the officers during the early stages of the investigation and was present when one officer gave his statement. Those officers were eventually cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Kim Potter, the police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, is police union president [View all]
Nevilledog
Apr 2021
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I have seen cops say, "stop resisting" when no one is resisting just to manhandle them
BlueLucy
Apr 2021
#52
Did she express remorse or mention her victim by name in the letter ? The answer is no
luckone
Apr 2021
#34
Her Glock weighs 34 oz. Her taser weighs 8 oz and is a completely different color
Arazi
Apr 2021
#23
Picture in reply to tweet if you click on it you see her with the taser+ the color and position
luckone
Apr 2021
#31
DU can walk and chew gum a the same time and understand some unions aren't working for....
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#41
Its getting worse for her, we'll see there're two sides of story hers doesn't look go on its face
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#42
One of the first phone calls made after a police shooting is to their union. nt
Progressive Jones
Apr 2021
#49