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26-Year Veteran Police Officer Kimberly A. Potter Identified As Daunte Wright’s Killer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Daunte Wright’s killer has been identified, and she has a very sketchy past when it comes to police shootings. As protests continued for a second night in the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the unjust killing of Daunte Wright and a third night of unrest fully expected, Wright’s killer’s identity has been kept from the public for days. That was until Tuesday (Apr. 13). Following the release of body cam footage, we now know the person behind the so-called “accidental discharge” that took another unarmed Black man’s life. Kimberly A. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department who just also happens to be president of the police union, has been identified as Wright’s killer. Pott...
Virginia Police Officer Fired After Pepper-Spraying & Pointing Gun At Black Army Officer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bodycam Footage / Windsor, Virginia Police Bodycam One less overzealous officer on the streets to worry about. One of two Virginia police officers seen on bodycam footage pepper-spraying and pointing their firearms at a Black Army medic during a traffic stop has been fired. The decision to give the officer the boot was announced on late Sunday (Apr.11) after Governor Ralph Northam called the incident “disturbing” in a tweet on Sunday and called for an independent investigation into the case. My statement on the encounter between Lieutenant Caron Nazario and two officers from the Windsor Police Department: pic.twitter.com/GcfL5YeIRm — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) April 11, 2021 In a statement, the town of Windsor said it joined the calls from election offic...
