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Ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright charged
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Omar Villafranca reports.
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Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Omar Villafranca reports.
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