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Okay, please b e seated. counsel, you may continue. >> thank you, your honor. miss potter, before we left for the break, we were walking through what happened on april 11th, for a large part of the interaction at the site of the car with mr. wright, you were standing behind officer lucky, right? >> i was next to him at some point. >> okay, and you testified on

>> did you tell him that? >> [crying]. >> pardon me? i didnt hear you? >> if its in there, i must have. >> [silence]. >> did you also tell him that you why would taser, taser, taser so your partners would not disengage from wright? >> yes. >> and just a few more questions here. would it be routine thinking back when you were a law enforcement officer for 26 years, would it be routine to unsnap your holster on the way to a car? >> no. >> why not?

Greater -- he didnt will you this is a family we should be concerned about, we have to be worried about this guy? >> no, he didnt say anything like that. >> okay. when you got over to that car and mr. wright got back in the car. the car was running that whole time? >> i dont know if it was on or not. >> you told mr. miller the car was running? >> i dont remember that. >> [silence]. >> you told dr. miller that wright pulled away and got back into the drivers seat of the car which was still runnin...

>> and your right-hand on the firearm here? >> its blurry, but its possible. >> okay. we can take that down. thank you. >> [silence]. >> all right. as you approached and mr. wright got out of the car was there a moment it appeared that mr. wright was going to it sleep? >> when he started struggling with officer lucky. >> and was mr. wright able to get back in the car? >> yes. >> you never saw a weapon on mr. wright, did you? >> no. >> never saw a gun? >> no.

0 >> no, they are not. >> and where is nicholas? >> he is an active duty marine. >> and where is that at? >> hes currently stationed in florida. >> and your other son, where is he at? >> in college in north dakota. >> and are they going to be home for the holidays? >> yes, they will. >> is your mother in the courtroom? >> yes. >> and your sister? >> no, shes not. >> but is your brother in the courtroom? >> yes, he is. >> and besides your brother and your mother and your father is deceased? >> ye...

0 >> he is active duty marine. >> and wheres that at? >> currently stationed in florida. >> and your other son, wheres he at? >> hes in college in north dakota. >> are they going to be home for the holidays? >> yes, they will. >> is your mother in the courtroom? >> yes. >> and your sister? >> no, shes not. >> but is your brother in the courtroom? >> yes, he is. >> besides your brother and your mother, your father is deceased? >> yes. >> do you have any other siblings? >> i have another sister an...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that

A use-of-force expert on Wednesday said former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was not justified in shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Video of the incident shows Wright attempting to drive away and Potter shouting “I’ll Tase you” before shooting.

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.