Page 562 - Daunte Wright News Today

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use...

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota pol...

Tiffany Cross teased Elie Mystal's appearance on her MSNBC show on Saturday by saying, "get ready for the outrage from Elie." Press Rocket button, get mortgage. Press Elie Mystal, get outrage. That's Mystal's shtick, and that's why Cross so frequently has him on her show. He procures airtime by serving as a surefire, professional provocateur, a verbal bomb-thrower par excellence.

Prosecutor tells jury in closing arguments that Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright knew what she did was wrong

Ms. Potter’s lawyer, Earl Gray, told jurors that everything Ms. Potter did was justified and that Mr. Wright died because he tried to flee arrest. Ms. Potter, a veteran police officer, has said she meant to use her Taser on Mr. Wright, but fired her gun instead.

Prosecutor Erin Eldridge said during closing arguments in Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial that Wright’s death was "entirely preventable. Totally avoidable."

A prosecutor has told jurors that the suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright made a “blunder of epic proportions.”

Closing arguments are next in the manslaughter trial of the former Minnesota police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she killed Daunte Wright as he tried to drive away from a traffic stop.

YouTube Updated December 20, 2021 at 11:56 AM ET The manslaughter trial of former police officer Kim Potter is coming to an end as attorneys

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the killing Daunte Wright told jurors during his closing argument Monday that Wright “caused the