Minnesota attorney general’s office to prosecute officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death

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The office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is set to prosecute the case of the former Minneapolis-area officer charged in connection to Daunte Wright‘s death.

Kim Potter, who was removed from her role as a Brooklyn Center policewoman, was charged with manslaughter on April 14 after she allegedly mistook her gun for a Taser and shot Wright, 20, following a warrant traffic stop on April 11.

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