MINNEAPOLIS – A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference Monday.
Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, has an omnibus hearing, also known as a pretrial hearing, on Monday afternoon in Hennepin County District Court.
The purpose of such a hearing is to go over evidence and determine if there's probable cause for the case to proceed. Wright, father of a young son, was killed April 11 after a traffic stop.
The former Brooklyn Center police chief has said he believes Potter meant to use her Taser on Wright instead of her handgun.