US court convicts ex-officer Kim Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist after claiming she mistook her gun for her Taser
Damik Wright brother of Daunte Wright celebrates at George Floyd Square after the verdict is announced.
Kim Potter was charged with first and second-degree manslaughter on Thursday over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota in April this year.on the stand as she testified to her remorse for the shooting, showed little emotion as Judge Regina Chu read the verdict. Potter, 49, faces about seven years in prison on the most serious count under the state’s sentencing guidelines, but prosecutors said they would seek a longer-term.'Taser Taser Taser'
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, the white policewoman was patrolling with a colleague who decided to look up the driver of a white Buick that had committed a minor traffic violation.
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