Minnesota prosecutor on Daunte Wright police shooting case resigns over 'vitriol' and 'partisan politics'

• A Minnesota prosecutor who worked on the case against Kim Potter resigned.
• Potter, an ex-cop, is charged with shooting and killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April.
• In a letter resigning from his job, Imran Ali cited "vitriol" and "partisan politics."

A Minnesota prosecutor who had worked on the case against Kim Potter, the former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, resigned from his position over what he dubbed "vitriol" and "partisan politics."

"The last several weeks have been difficult for me and my family," Washington County prosecutor Imran Ali said in a resignation letter shared on Twitter by KARE 11 reporter Lou Raguse. "The vitriol from some and the infusion of partisan politics by many has made my job difficult to pursue justice.

"I pray that our state heals and the extreme partisan platforms dissipate. We must return to thoughtful discourse that unites, not impulsive talking points that divide," he continued.

Potter, a longtime police officer in a Minneapolis suburb, shot and killed Wright during a traffic stop April 11. She said she meant to deploy her Taser and accidentally deployed her gun, killing him. Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter.

On Friday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who also prosecuted Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, took over the Potter case, KARE11 and USA Today reported.