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A book that youre ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! during opening statements today, the attorney for a suburban minneapolis police officer said kim potter believed that she drew a taser, not a handgun, when she shot and killed 20-year-old daunte wright. in body camera video of the shooting officer potter is heard yelling "taser, taser, taser," which he says shows she was not aware she was holding a gun. but the prosecutor argued officer ...

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A fatal mistake which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. >> [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> reporter: wright was pulled over by police in brooklyn center, minnesota last april for a traffic violation. during that stop, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a gross misdemeanor weapons violation. wright was being handcuffed when he struggled and jumped back into his car. thats when officer potter pulled out her gun. >> ill tase you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ]...

Witness jurors heard from today was a rookie officer who was in the patrol car with kim potter on that day as they pulled daunte wright over. he was asked by defense counsel about the neighborhood. he said this was a dangerous neighborhood. there are often times where they would pull over drivers who had weapons. now, upon further questioning by the prosecutor, he conceded there was no weapon that they found inside that car. of course, one of the most compelling parts of his testimony was not an...

>> ill tase you! >> reporter: her attorney said potter was afraid her partner was in danger and she pulled trigger of her weapon thinking it was her taser. >> why else would she say it? she made a mistake. this was an accident. she is a human being. but she had to do what she had to do to prevent a death to a follow officer, too. >> reporter: daunte wrights mother was the first witness to take the stand. she was distraught as she told jurors about the day her son was killed. >> it was the worst ...

Witness jurors heard from today was a rookie officer who was in the patrol car with kim potter on that day as they pulled daunte wright over. he was asked by defense counsel about the neighborhood. he said this was a dangerous neighborhood. there are oftentimes where they would pull over drivers who had weapons. now, upon further questioning by the prosecutor, he conceded there was no weapon that they found inside that car. of course, one of the most compelling parts of his testimony was not any...