The same prosecutors who led the case against former cop Derek Chauvin and won a conviction will prosecute Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright last month.
State Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that he will present the case while Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank will “supervise” it.
“He should not have died on the day that he did,” Ellison said of the 20-year-old Wright. “He should not have died the way he did. His parents, brothers, sisters, and friends must now live the rest of their lives without him.”
He continued: “His son, only two years old, will grow up without his father. I have privately expressed my condolences and sorrow to the family and expect to work with them closely throughout the proceedings.”
Ellison, however, acknowledged that this case like all officer-involved ones will be difficult to prosecute.
“We are not destined to repeat history. Once again, we in Minnesota find ourselves at a moment where a deadly-force encounter with police has galvanized our grief and focused our attention.”
Potter, 48, stands accused of second-degree manslaughter after she gunned down the Black young man during a routine traffic stop in April.
