Civil litigation • Minnesota

Wright v. City of Brooklyn Center

Cause number WRIGHT-BROOKLYN-CENTER-2021
Court D. Minn.
Filed April 20, 2021

Claims

Family of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, alleges Officer Kimberly Potter used excessive and deadly force by shooting Wright during a traffic stop on April 11, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, MN. Potter claimed she mistook her firearm for her Taser. Claims of excessive force, wrongful death, and civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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