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As the playoffs loom, a closer look at the wildest Minnesota Vikings season ever
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- As the playoffs loom, a closer look at the wildest Minnesota Vikings season ever
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #shorts #vikings #minnesotavikings
Words can't explain the wild Vikings season, but these six charts can: https://www.startribune.com/a-look-at-the-data-behind-the-minnesota-vikings-wild-unpredictable-season/600241956/
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- One thing that should give Vikings fans confidence -- and one to make fans worry | Daily Delivery
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- 1 year ago
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- Michael Rand puts Ben Goessling on the spot, and Ben delivers. The Vikings have Justin Jefferson, which is always something to feel good about. But will Minnesota's offensive line hold up in Sunday's playoff game?
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#vikings #NFLplayoffs #Giants
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- Answering your big questions before the Vikings' playoff game vs. the Giants | Access Vikings
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand can't tell you who is going to win, but they broke the game down from every angle and concluded that it will almost certainly -- as usual -- come down to the final few moments.
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#vikings #NFLplayoffs #Giants
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- What did the Vikings learn in preparing for the Giants in the playoffs? | Daily Delivery
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Subscribe for more StribSports Daily Delivery episodes wherever you get your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stribsports-daily-delivery/id1550932167
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4WY9A63SoNWHqSGhTBWv7x
#vikings #giants #nfl #nflplayoffs
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- Eagles poisoned near Inver Grove Heights landfill on the mend, but birds of prey remain at risk
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Raptor Center staff spent weeks providing round-the-clock care for 10 animals, delivering medication and fluids and keeping a close watch over the ferocious feathered patients. The staff who cared for the birds are urging more care for wildlife.
Read the full report: https://www.startribune.com/eagles-poisoned-near-inver-grove-heights-landfill-on-the-mend-but-birds-of-prey-remain-at-risk/600241972/
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- Minnesota: 'A really nice place to get stuck in the snow'
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Neighbors and strangers came together on Wednesday in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis to help each other cope with the deep snow.
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- Lynx poop could hold crucial clues to its survival in Minnesota
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Stalwart researchers and volunteers track Minnesota’s elusive native cat through snowy forests, using scat to expand scant data and save the tiny population of Canada lynx.
Read the full report: https://www.startribune.com/canada-lynx-scat-poop-recovery-minnesota-extinction-endangered-species/600236454/
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- Day 1 epic storm: 14 hours in 50 seconds
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This time-lapse video captures the first day of the storm that dropped more than half a foot of snow across the Twin Cities area. The camera was reset to capture day 2 of the storm that is expected to become a "bomb cyclone" Thursday evening. The view is overlooking Sumner-Glenwood and the North Loop near Target Field.
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- Now you can make anything taste like Cheetos with the Cheetos Duster
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- If your food has been tasting a bit bland lately, maybe you need a new spice. Have you considered Cheetos dust?
The Cheetos Duster is basically a Cheetos-branded, cordless mini-food processor designed to grind Cheetos into a fine powder. When the device was put on sale for $19.95 on Amazon.com on Black Friday, it sold out in minutes. We managed to snag one for a test drive.
Full review: https://www.startribune.com/new-cheetos-duster-lets-you-add-that-unique-flavor-and-color-to-all-your-food/600237401/
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- The Martini at Josefina: briny, sweet, alcohol
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This Vesper-style martini is mixed with a house vermouth and served with an eyedropper of olive juice to make it as dirty as you wish.
These Minnesota distilleries, breweries and mixologists stirred up excitement in 2022: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-distilleries-breweries-and-mixologists-rose-to-the-occasion/600236101/
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- Behind the scenes at Mara – the Star Tribune's Restaurant of the Year
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Chef Gavin Kaysen's new Minneapolis restaurant marries Midwestern ingredients with Mediterranean simplicity.
Read more: https://www.startribune.com/mara-is-the-star-tribunes-2022-restaurant-of-the-year/600236089/
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- Hungry beetles are decimating Minnesota’s iconic tamarack trees
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The tamarack was once the most common tree across Minnesota, but climate change has made them vulnerable to the eastern larch beetle’s voracious appetite.
Check out the full report to learn more about what researchers know and how they're trying to help the trees fight back: https://www.startribune.com/tamarack-trees-eastern-larch-beetles-minnesota-extinction-endangered-species/600233177/
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- Adorable lion cubs rescued from Ukraine come to Minnesota
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Meet the pride! These cubs were rescued by the International Fund for Animal Welfare as war continues in Ukraine. Four cubs, one male and three females, are staying at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minn.
Check out our photo gallery of the cubs getting used to their new home: https://www.startribune.com/photos-adorable-lion-cubs-rescued-from-ukraine-come-to-minnesota/600231533/
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- How to make this year's Holiday Cookie Contest winner
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Here's a step by step guide to making Maple-Roasted Walnut Delights, the 2022 Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest winner.
Check out all of this year's top cookies here: https://www.startribune.com/meet-the-winning-bakers-of-the-20th-annual-star-tribune-holiday-cookie-contest/600231777/
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- The fall and rise of Minnesota’s wild turkeys
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Once nearly extinct, the wild turkey has become one of the United States’ biggest conservation success stories. Flocks in Minnesota are now so comfortable that they verge on becoming a nuisance.
Read more: https://www.startribune.com/wild-turkeys-minnesota-extinction-endangered-species-conservation-success/600223880/
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- Timelapse of the season's first major snowfall
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The metro area's first major snowfall of the season blew through on Tuesday, triggering storm warnings, hampering commutes, delaying flights, closing schools and deploying plows to keep roads clear. Watch the snow pile up, as captured by the Star Tribune's Mark Vancleave.
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- Former Vice President Walter Mondale memorial at University of Minnesota
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- List of speakers include President Joe Biden, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator Amy Klobuchar.
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- Former Vice President Walter Mondale memorial at University of Minnesota
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- List of speakers include President Joe Biden, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator Amy Klobuchar.
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- Former Vice President Walter Mondale memorial at University of Minnesota
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- List of speakers include President Joe Biden, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator Amy Klobuchar.
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- Sentencing of Kimberly Potter: Potter was convicted of manslaughter in killing of Daunte Wright
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter will be sentenced Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Potter, 49, was convicted of fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Family, other mourners are gathered for Amir Locke's funeral in Minneapolis
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The 22-year-old Locke will be remembered during the funeral at Shiloh Temple International Ministries on West Broadway, where noted civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy.
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- Behind the Lens: Star Tribune photographers reflect on a year of pain and resilience
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Star Tribune photojournalists share some of their favorite moments from 2021, the challenges they faced and how they worked through them.
More of our 'photos of the year'
https://www.startribune.com/poy-photo-gallery/600055577/
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- Parents of Daunte Wright and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison react to Kimberly Potter guilty verdict
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Guilty: Kimberly Potter convicted of manslaughter in killing of Daunte Wright
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter placed in handcuffs after guilty verdict
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Kimberly Potter verdict: Guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- The Kimberly Potter trial - Second day of deliberations
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Defense says officers followed protocol before Wright shooting
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Defense attorney, Earl Gray reminded the jury that they must presume Potter innocent, and to find her guilty they must determine that the state proved "each and every element of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt."
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- State emphasizes 'recklessness' by Potter in closing arguments
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- WARNING: This video contains graphic content. The prosecution said Monday in its closing argument that Kimberly Potter was reckless and negligent on April 11, and the former Brooklyn Center police officer should be convicted of manslaughter for shooting Daunte Wright.
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- Day 14 of the Kimberly Potter trial - Closing arguments
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- 'I'm so sorry,' Potter weeps from witness stand before defense rests
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Kimberly Potter took the stand in her own defense Friday and recalled the moments on April 11, when "it just went chaotic" before realizing she shot Daunte Wright with her handgun and not her Taser as he resisted arrest.
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- Day 13 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Kimberly Potter: ‘It just went chaotic’
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Kimberly Potter took the stand in her own defense Friday to answer questions about why she fired her handgun instead of her Taser and killed Daunte Wright as he resisted arrest during a traffic stop.
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- Day 12 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Defense witness backs Potter's decision on Taser, deadly force
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A longtime police officer and law enforcement expert said the response to Daunte Wright resisting arrest was proper policing, and there was a threat of harm to one of the officers.
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- Day 11 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Expert: Kimberly Potter not justified in using deadly force against Daunte Wright
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A longtime national expert in policing testified Wednesday in former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter's manslaughter trial that she was not justified in using deadly force when she shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April.
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- Daunte Wright's father: ‘I miss him a lot, every day’
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Daunte Wright’s father, Aubrey Wright testified in Kimberly Potter’s trial about his son and their life together.
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- Day 10 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- If convicted, Potter wants judge to decide whether aggravating factors exist for longer sentence
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter said in court Tuesday that she would like the judge, not the jury, to decide whether she should be subjected to a longer than typical sentence if convicted of manslaughter for shooting Daunte Wright in April.
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- Differences between Taser, gun described during Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agent testified on Monday that there are numerous distinct differences between the Taser and the gun that the former Brooklyn Center police officer carried on the day that she shot Daunte Wright.
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- Day 9 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Medical examiner: Gunshot wound to Wright’s heart not survivable
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- WARNING: This video contains graphic content. The manslaughter trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter resumed Monday with testimony from a medical examiner who detailed the fatal injuries to Daunte Wright's body after he was shot.
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- Day 8 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Kimberly Potter's onetime supervisor testifies of shooting's immediate aftermath
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A onetime Brooklyn Center police sergeant on the scene when officer Kimberly Potter shot Daunte Wright last spring testified of the immediate aftermath, including exchanging guns with an extremely distraught Potter to preserve evidence.
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- Day 7 of the Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Wright's girlfriend testifies of moments after shooting: 'I replay that image in my head daily'
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- WARNING: This video contains graphic content. The young woman who was a passenger in Daunte Wright's car when he was fatally shot by ex-Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter testified Thursday of his final harrowing moments.
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- Day 6 of the Kimberly Potter trial - Opening statements
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter began Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Potter, 49, is charged in Hennepin County District Court with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop, setting off several nights of protests. Potter's body camera footage suggests Potter mistook her gun for a Taser when she fired a single shot at Wright.
More Star Tribune coverage:
https://www.startribune.com/trial-begins-for-brooklyn-center-officer-in-daunte-wright-shooting/600122015/
#dauntewright #kimberlypotter #pottertrial
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- Watch the prosecution's opening statement in Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The prosecution in the Kimberly Potter manslaughter trial alleged in its opening statement Wednesday that the former Brooklyn Center police officer had her gun drawn on Daunte Wright for more than 5 seconds before she "fires into his chest."
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- Watch the defense opening statement in Kimberly Potter trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The defense countered that Potter’s fellow officer was in danger, and she made a mistake when she fatally shot Wright while believing she was holding her Taser.