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The latest headlines: a former police officer who killed a black man in a routine traffic stop has been found guilty of manslaughter at her trial in minneapolis. kimberley potter mistook her handgun for a taser when she shot daunte wright. a uk government study has shown that people who catch the omicron strain of covid are far less likely to end up in hospital. but there is concern the boosterjab protection begins to wane after 10 weeks. ecuador has made it compulsory for everyone aged five or ...

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Potter said she intended to deploy her taser during a traffic stop in april but fired her gun instead, killing 20-year-old daunte wright almost instantly. >> i shot him! oh, my god! >> reporter: shortly after the verdict, crowds outside the courthouse chanted wrights name while the state pushed to reassure potters police family. >> when a member of your profession is held accountable, it does not diminish you. in fact, it shows -- it shows the whole world that those of you who enforce the law ar...

Kim Potter was convicted of manslaughter in Wright's shooting death.

Manslaughter one, emotions, every single emotion that you could imagine just running through your body at that moment. >> reporter: captured by numerous police body cameras. officers stopped wright because of an illegal air freshener and expired license plate tags. then tried to take him into custody after a records check revealed an outstanding arrest warrant for a case involving a weapon. >> taser! taser! >> daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. but those are the cold hard facts, ...

>> if you go back and listen to it, she didnt really express that sorrow to me and my family. it was -- to us it was more of a sorry that, you know, that it happened. and she never once said that she was sorry to the family or nothing like that. i didnt hear that. sorry. >> would that mean something to you? i mean obviously theres going to be sentencing in this case, and either one of you can jump in. id love to hear from you, mr. wright, though, on this. shell be sentenced i believe in february...

Welcome to bbc news. im simon pusey. our top stories: a former minnesota police officer is found guilty of manslaughter for killing daunte wright during a traffic stop. the moment that we heard "guilty" on manslaughter one — emotions, every single emotion that you could imaginejust running through your body at that moment. researchers in britain say people catching omicron are up to 70% less likely to need hospital care compared with previous coronavirus variants. the former south korean presi...

We also hold you to very high standards. the question remains what will the sentence be? she faced 15 year on the first degree manslaughter count, ten year on the second, i believe they will run concurrently. typically the state guidelines would allow for a sentence between 6 to 8 years, but prosecution is pushing for blakely factors, meaning aggravating circumstances to increase that sentence. they were successful in doing that for derek chauvin. do you think theyll have success this time? >> i...

The administration has handled the pandemic. and northwell health nurse choir, great organization. they have been on "fox & friends" a couple of times this morning the white house is getting criticism for inviting them there in the first place while the kim potter smiling after she is found guilty on all counts in the fatal shooting of daunte wright. garrett tenney is live in minneapolis with more as this trial finally comes to a close. garrett, good morning. >> carley, good morning to you, afte...

>> daunte wrights mother grateful for accountability but grieving her loss. the former police officer convicted of killing her son convicted of manslaughter. he was pulled over for expired tags. they played a crucial role in a number of high profile cases. the prosecution of derek chauvin and killers of ahmaud arbery. kim potter may receive 6 to 8 1/2 years in prison. cnns adrienne broadus is on the ground in minneapolis. >> we the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree find th...