DPS NEWS - BCA Arrests Former Officer in Connection with Death of Daunte Wright

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Minnesota Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension news release

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Jill Oliveira
651-793-2726
jill.oliveira@state.mn.us

April 14, 2021

BCA Arrests Former Officer in Connection with Death of Daunte Wright

ST. PAUL — Agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) this morning arrested a former a Brooklyn Center police officer for the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright. Agents took Kim Potter into custody at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the BCA in St. Paul.

After consultation with the Washington County Attorney’s Office, Potter will be booked into the Hennepin County Jail on probable cause 2nd Degree Manslaughter. The Washington County Attorney’s Office will file charges later today.

This remains an active and ongoing investigation. The BCA has been and will continue to work with the Washington County Attorney’s Office as the case progresses.

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