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The jury could get the case Monday afternoon.

Kim Potter’s testimony on Friday was notably scant on a key element of her defense – that she made a mistake when she drew her handgun instead of her Taser and killed Wright during a traffic stop last April in Brooklyn Center.

The former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright alternated between tears, statements of remorse and clipped, matter-of-fact answers as she testified at her trial on manslaughter charges in the death of the Black motorist.

Hits keep coming: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill

Hits keep coming: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill

Kim Potter’s testimony on Friday was notably scant on a key element of her defense – that she made a mistake when she drew her handgun instead of her Taser and killed Wright during a traffic stop last April in Brooklyn Center.

The trial of former officer Kimberly Potter in Minnesota for shooting a suspect when she says she thought she had a Taser in her hand has revived worrying questions about Taser design and use.

Hits keep coming: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill

Hits keep coming: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill

Hits keep coming: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill