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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Jurors began their fourth day of deliberations on Thursday in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnes...

The jury reached a trial outcome Thursday in the manslaughter trial of the Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.

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BREAKING: Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

The former Brooklyn Center officer is charged with two counts of manslaughter in the April 2021 shooting of Wright during a traffic stop.

A jury found Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who said she accidentally shot a young black man when she mistook her gun for her Taser, guilty on two manslaughter charges Thursday.

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

The jury reached a "trial outcome" Thursday in the manslaughter trial of suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter, who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser.

Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter shot Mr Wright during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.