Officer who shot Daunte Wright charged with manslaughter | First Thing

<p>Police said Kimberly Potter meant to fire her stun gun, not her handgun. Plus, Biden expected to expel 10 Russian diplomats over cyber attacks</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>The police officer who shot a 20-year-old black man dead during a traffic stop was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/14/daunte-wright-kimberly-potter-officer-charge-arrest">charged with manslaughter</a> yesterday, officials said, after days of unrest. Police said that Kimberly Potter, 48, meant to fire her stun gun at Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, but accidentally shot her handgun. Potter, who is white, has since resigned, as has her police chief.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/15/first-thing-officer-who-shot-daunte-wright-charged-with-manslaughter">Continue reading...</a>