Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright not first shooting connected to ex-cop: ‘100%’ deserves murder charge
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More than a year before the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, former Minnesota officer Kim Potter had been one of the first on the scene of the shooting of Kobe Dimock-Heisler that happened while police responded to a domestic disturbance call.
Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright during an April 11 traffic stop. Video shows a trainee officer attempting to handcuff Wright after learning he had an active warrant, but Wright slipped away from his grasp. Potter shouted "Taser" several times before instead firing her handgun into Wright who was in the driver’s seat. This is an undated photo of Kobe Dimock-Heisler, who was shot and killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance call in August 2019. (Amity Dimock) This is an undated photo of Kobe Dimock-Heisler, who was shot and killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance call in August 2019. (Amity Dimock) Amity Dimock with her son, Kobe Dimock-Heisler. (Amity Dimock) Amity Dimock with her son, Kobe Dimock-Heisler. (Amity Dimock )
In tacking on a first-degree manslaughter charge in September, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Potter recklessly handled a firearm when she shot and killed Wright. Fox News Digital has reached out to Ellison’s office for comment regarding the push for the murder charge.
As the trial began last week, additional dash camera video played in court showed an inconsolable Potter rocking herself back and forth on the curb. "I very rarely look at these murder videos," Dimock, who has since moved out of Brooklyn Center, said. "I don't care what anybody says. You will never be able to convince me it was an accident. And if it was, then sometimes even an accident puts you in jail and ruins your career." "She was a 26-year veteran," she added. "As far as I'm concerned, police should be held to a higher standard than ordinary citizens because of the power we give them. And instead, it seems to me like we allow them to operate on a lower standard. At this point, I'm just kind of over it."Before Wright’s name was posted on the marque in Minneapolis’ George Floyd Square or woven into the chain links at the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced in August 2020 that none of the officers would be charged for their deadly use of force in Heisler’s death. Investigative documents show Potter was among the first law enforcement to arrive after the shooting as the involved officers were still securing the scene so Heisler could receive medical treatment. Potter did not respond to the domestic disturbance call and was not present for the shooting.
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