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Brooklyn Center

American  

noun

  1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.


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Potter, a white officer for the Brooklyn Center Police Department in suburban Minneapolis, fatally shot Wright, who was Black, during a traffic stop in April 2021.

From Washington Times Apr. 24, 2023

Potter has said she mistook her firearm for her Taser when she fired at the 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center on April 11, 2021.

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2022

Antonio Romanucci, a lawyer for Mr. Wright’s family, said that the family hoped that changes to policing in Brooklyn Center would “create important improvements to the community in Daunte’s name.”

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2022

Lawyers for Ms. Potter and the Brooklyn Center police did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2022

That portion of the city," continued he, pointing with his finger, "was formerly called Brooklyn Center.

From Doctor Jones' Picnic by Chapman, S. E. (Samuel E.)

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