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Police officer. over eight days in minneapolis, jurors heard from 33 witnesses including tearful testimony from potter, herself. >> i didnt want to hurt anybody. >> reporter: the defense aimed to prove the 26-year police veteran was protecting her fellow officers during a risky traffic stop. in closing arguments they faulted wright for not cooperating. >> she says, taser, taser, taser. and he said, okay. stop. i give up. no. no. daunte wright caused his own death unfortunately. >> reporter: the ...

Bryant, daunte wrights mother, with her reaction right after the verdict was read. >> oh, my gosh. the moment that we heard guilty on the manslaughter one, emotions, every single emotion you could imagine just running through your body at that moment. i kind of let out a yelp because it was built up and the anticipation of what was to come while we were waiting the last few days. and now weve been able to process it. >> my thoughts are also with those who work in law enforcement and public safet...

Defense happy, because the service weapon is at least twice the weight of the taser. the taser is a different shape. when you are looking at it in the jury room, you can lose the urgency, the chaos of the moment, obviously, at that scene. so those differences are more pronounced than they might be from dominic for officer potter when she is in the moment. thats one of the reasons why the defense kept on saying, "watch the video at full speed." i think the defense could have done a better job in ...

Deliberate what the distinctions may have been? >> well, youre right on point, laura, on both of those pieces. to get to the gun aspect of it, you know, personally i think it benefits the prosecution because those of us who have observed both weapons, touched both weapons know how both weapons operate. we are hopeful the jury is going to see what we heard explained through expert testimony and what we can see with our own eyes, you know. its negligence, culpably neg j negligence to say you made ...

And three days of deliberations and now no verdict. the jury in the trial of the ex-police officer who shot 20-year-old daunte wright at one point signaling they may not be able to make a decision. the attorney representing wrights family tells us what they are thinking about all this. thats next. ve nausea, ♪ ♪ heartburn, ingestion, upset stomach... ♪ ♪ diarrheaaaa.♪ try pepto bismol with a powerful coating action. for fast and soothing relief. pepto bismol for fast relief when you ne...

Find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: former brooklyn center police officer kimberly potter guilty on both counts of manslaughter tonight in minnesota. >> find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: potter said she meant to shoot 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...

Give us guarantees. - you must do it immediately, now. hello, and wherever youre joining us, hello, and wherever yourejoining us, in the uk or around the world, thank you forjoining us this hour. im shaun ley. a former police officer in minnesota has been found guilty of manslaughter, following the killing of a black motorist, daunte wright. kimberley potter says she mistook her handgun for a taser during a routine traffic stop. the prosecution argued shed shown culpable negligence during the in...

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Defendant guilty. >> a short time later minnesota prosecuted the casing this verdict brings accountability to daunte wrights death and well pleased with the outcome, his heart goes out to kim potter and her family. >> what decent person wouldnt be brokenhearted and set it involved in something like this? so i wish nothing but the best for her and her family. but the truth is, she will be able to correspond with what happens but daunte wright they will not be able to talk to. >> facing 15 years i...

And this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. ♪♪ ♪♪ hey, everyone. its 4:00 in new york city. im john heilemann in for nicolle wallace for the fourth and final time this week. we come on the air with breaking news. kim potter, the former brooklyn center minnesota, police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop in april has been found guilty of first and second ...