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Stiffest Charge Stands for Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A Minnesota judge has denied a defense request to dismiss the most serious charge against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright.
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter will stand trial in Hennepin County on first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of Wright, who was shot after being stopped April 11 for a traffic violation.
Potter, who is white, was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter, which requires a finding that she acted with ``culpable negligence'' in Wright's death.
Prosecutors later added a first-degree manslaughter count against Potter and a judge on Wednesday decided to allow the charge.
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