Kim Potter Identified As The Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright
By: Executive Tea Staff
The name of the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright has been released. Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, is the officer who “accidentally” used fatal discharge instead of a taser during her interaction with the 20-year-old Black man.
In a brief statement, the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said that Potter has been placed on administrative leave. The statement referenced to an ongoing investigation of the incident.
In a press conference Monday, Brooklyn Center police chief Tim Gannon told reporters that he believed that Officer Potter “had the intention” to deploy her Taser against Mr. Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday, “but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet.”
The body camera footage showed Potter pulling out a gun while shouting “Taser.” After firing the gun, Potter says, “Holy s**t, I just shot him.”
