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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota police officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright was expected to take the stand Friday, hoping to persuade

The Minnesota police officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright was expected to take the stand Friday, hoping to persuade jurors to acquit her of manslaughter charges in what she has said was a gun-Taser mixup.

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) -- The prosecution wrapped up its arguments in the trial against Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. In its case, the state is zeroing in on Potter's training as a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer. Police officers and use of force experts have been called on the stand one-by-one to analyze Potter's actions. She is charged with first- and second-degree ...

Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer in the city of Brooklyn Center just north of Minneapolis, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges. Her lawyers have said Potter, 49, mistakenly used her handgun instead of her stun gun in the death of Wright, a 20-year-old shot during a traffic stop.

The Minnesota police officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright was expected to take the stand Friday, hoping to persuade jurors to acquit her of manslaughter charges

Minnesota cop Kim Potter will take to the stand to try persuade jurors to acquit her of manslaughter charges after the shooting of Daunte Wright.

The Minnesota police officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright was expected to take the stand Friday, hoping to persuade jurors to acquit her of manslaughter charges in what she has said was a gun-Taser mixup.

The Minnesota police officer is hoping to persuade jurors to acquit her of manslaughter charges in what she has said was a gun-Taser mixup.

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