Brooklyn Center Police Chief And Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign
There has been major pushback to fire the Minneapolis police officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during an altercation when Wright attempted to flee from police.
On Tuesday morning, officer Kim Potter announced that she would resigned from her position and the chief of the city’s police department put in his resignation as well.
Potter’s resignation was announced by Law Enforcement Labor Services, a labor union.
“The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, the police union, issued a statement Tuesday saying ‘no conclusions should be made until the investigation is complete,” according to local reports.
“Due to the ongoing investigation being conducted, Law Enforcement Labor Services is unable to provide any additional information or statements,” the statement from LELS said.
Officer who shot #DaunteWright has resigned. Here’s Kim Potter’s letter to city staff: pic.twitter.com/aaETqsyWUE
— Christiane Cordero (@ChristianeWCCO) April 13, 2021
Potter sent the resignation letter to Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot along with other city officials on Tuesday.
“I am tendering my resignation from the Brooklyn Center Police Department effective immediately. I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately,” Potter said in the letter.
Mayor Mike Elliot announced Tuesday afternoon that Police Chief Tim Gannon tendered his resignation. Gannon said that he believed Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun when she meant to go for her taser and in the bodycam footage, Potter is heard shouting “Taser! Taser!”
Mayor Elliot said the shooting in his city was ‘deeply tragic’ and said Potter, a 26-year veteran with the force should be fired. Elliot is the city’s first Black mayor and made an announcement Monday night that the City Council decided to fire the city manager and then voted to give the mayor’s office ‘command authority’ over its police force.
