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1. Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright charged with manslaughter

Minnesota authorities on Wednesday arrested former police officer Kim Potter and charged her with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop. Potter, who resigned Tuesday from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, was later released on $100,000 bond. The charge carries a maximum 10-year sentence. Potter's lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The city's police chief, who also submitted his resignation, said Potter accidentally shot Potter with her pistol when she meant to use her Taser. The killing prompted ongoing protests. Ben Crump, who is representing Wright's family, said a 27-year police veteran like Potter knows the difference between a gun and a Taser. "This was no accident," he said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.