Politics & Government

Brooklyn Center Sets Police Reform Model For State Legislature

The city of Brooklyn Center, where Daunte Wright was killed in April, has already passed some of the reforms some legislators are proposing.

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June 7, 2021

The Minnesota Legislature is continuing to try to come to a compromise on police reform, but so far the sides remain far apart.

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The city of Brooklyn Center, where Daunte Wright was killed in April, has already passed some of the reforms some legislators are proposing.

With just 30,000 residents, the city of Brooklyn Center found itself in the national spotlight after police officer Kim Potter shot and killed Wright during a traffic stop. Body camera video and audio shows Potter appears to have mistaken her service revolver for her Taser.

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