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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.

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.

A blunder of epic proportions. it was irreversible, and it was fatal. >> reporter: wrights family reacting to the news outside court. >> weve only got one thing to say. are you ready? we love you, daunte! >> reporter: tonight kimberly potter is at a correctional facility about 25 miles outside of minneapolis. it houses all females. her family will not be able to visit on christmas. its one of the rules at that jail. but as you know, the wright family will never be able to speak with daunte again...

In this case. >> one of the outs that jurors could have given her was to accept the defense argument that even if it were the gun she intended to use, that was justified, but they didnt buy that. >> yes, they could have gone with that defense, because daunte wright, when they were trying to handcuff him, and he was picked up for a legitimate reason, they made the stop and found out he had an outstanding warrant and it was a warrant actually for waving a gun in a public place. and he then jumped ...

Jury finds Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

>> julie: despite consistent criticism, gascon says by policy they are not responsible for the rise in homicide to the smash and grab robberies here in l.a. county. griff. >> griff: christina come alive for us in los angeles. christina, merry christmas. >> we, the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree, while committing a misdemeanor, on or about april 11, 2021, and hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. >> julie: it is just a state of shock. a jury find...

When she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. lets have a listen to kimberley potters tearful evidence in court. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser!" and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. outside the court, daunte wrights mother, katie wright, gave he...

Veteran was protecting her fellow officers during a risky traffic stop. >> she didnt cause this, and she had a right to use deadly force. >> reporter: in closing arguments, they faulted wright for not cooperating with law enforcement. >> she says taser, taser, taser, and he should have, okay, stop, i give up. no, no. daunte wright caused his own death unfortunately. >> reporter: the state pushed back. >> carrying a badge and a gun is not a license to kill. >> reporter: the state asked jurors not...

Im going to jail. and i think jurors listening to her on that videotape making that statement, that self-serving statement about her own situation, not providing aid to daunte wright, and then watching that emotional testimony on the stand, i think jurors werent convinced that that emotion was about killing daunte as opposed to about her being afraid of going to jail. >> now, youve said this verdict is a game-changer in terms of police accountability. why is that? >> well, historically we have n...

Booster. were also grateful that he made clear in a recent interview that theyre effective and theyre safe. we believe that, you know, the former president being out there and stating what is factually accurate about the efficacy of vaccines, of getting boosted which he recently did, of course, is a good thing. >> also today, a jury in minnesota finding former police officer kim potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright. she claimed she accidently drew he...