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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright told jurors at her manslaughter trial on Friday that she “didn’t want to hurt anybody” that day,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright told jurors at her manslaughter trial on Friday that she “didn’t want to hurt anybody” that day,

Potter was the last person the jury heard from, ahead of closing arguments on Monday and then deliberations.

The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright told jurors at her manslaughter trial on Friday that she "didnt want to hurt anybody" that day, as defense rests its case (Dec. 17)

A judge is allowing Minnesota's new deadly force law, implemented in the wake of George Floyd's murder, to go back into effect. But the judge did strike one provision that police groups said was unconstitutional.

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The white ex-Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop testified at her manslaughter trial. Kimberly Potter said she mistakenly used her gun, not her Taser.

Attorney Ben Crump, left, who represents the family of Daunte Wright, speaks at a news conference in New York, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. He is

The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright told jurors at her manslaughter trial on Friday that she "didnt want to hurt anybody" that day, saying during sometimes tearful testimony that she shouted a warning about using her Taser on Wright after she saw fear in a fellow officers face.

If convicted of manslaughter, Potter could face up to 15 years behind bars.