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The family of Daunte Wright says the conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter in Wright's death is a "bittersweet" moment

Kerem Yucel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The parents of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by police during a chaotic traffic stop in Minnesota earlier

CHICAGO (AP) — Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile trials, defying conventional wisdom that the risks of taking the stand usually outweigh the benefits.

Family members says they're happy about the guilty verdict for the former police officer, who fatally shot Wright in April. But they say it's not true justice.

Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright April 11, 2021 during a traffic stop over air fresheners hanging from the rearview mirror.

CHICAGO (AP) — Defendants spoke directly to jurors in a series of recent high-profile...

In order to convict somebody like ms. potter on this. i was very surprised that it went towards conviction on both. i understand that they wrestled with it long and hard. i guess there were a couple that were holding out for acquittal. the other -- the ten or nine or whatever it might have been were able to convince them that this should be a conviction. i have to tell you, realizing that daunte wrights family feels justified and this is the right verdict, i dont know this is a good verdict for ...

A suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser was convicted of manslaughter Thursday in the death of Daunte Wright, prompting tears from the young Black man’s parents and a jubilant celebration by supporters outside the courthouse who chanted “Guilty, guilty, guilty!” The mostly white jury deliberated for about 27…

Katie Bryant, Daunte Wrights mother, told CNNs New Day that former cop Kim Potters guilty verdicts are a victory and bring accountability, but not justice, to her son.

After 2020 became a year of racial reckoning with the killing of George Floyd, 2021 was a continuation of some familiar story threads with other new ones emerging.