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Passenger in Daunte Wright's car describes aftermath of shooting: ‘He wasn't answering me and was just gasping'

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police tearfully testified on Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright trying to get a response but that he "wasn’t answering me and he was just gasping.”

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Former Officer Kim Potter is on trial on manslaughter charges in the April killing of Daunte Wright.

Wrights car when he was fatally shot. joining me now is shaquille brewster. walk us through what were hearing today. >> chris, were on the fifth witness of the day that has been called by the prosecution. this is an officer that responded to the shooting and the crash that happened after the shooting in brooklyn center on april it started with a very emotional day as we heard from the woman who is dating daunte wright. she walked us through the moments before what happened and what happened that...

Theyre take lots of notes as this goes on. one thing that we heard during the cross-examination of alena, the woman who was dating donte, in the passenger seat, one thing the defense brought out is they were smoking marijuana earlier in the day. that goes into the strategy youre hearing from the defense. their argument is this was a mistake kim potter made by using her gun instead of her taser. theyre arguing daunte wrights behavior contributed to that mistake and to the environment that was the...

We trust them to know wrong from right, and left from right. >> reporter: the defenses opening statement laid out potters history as a 26 year veteran of the brooklyn center police department and 49-year-old mother of two children. until daunte wrights death she had never fired her gun or her taser according to the defense. >> she realizes what has happened, much to her ever lasting and unending regret. >> ill tase you. >> reporter: her attorney said potter was afraid her partner was in danger a...

Police officer pulled the trigger. >> daunte, say something. please just talk to me. >> daunte wrights girlfriend takes the stand today. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we begin with the health lead. it is official. 15 and 16-year-olds can now get pfizers covid vaccine booster late this afternoon. the cdc director gave the final thumbs up insisting the minors not only can but should get a third shot. this is a significant move as more data reveals how effective boosters are against the vi...

A book that youre ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! during opening statements today, the attorney for a suburban minneapolis police officer said kim potter believed that she drew a taser, not a handgun, when she shot and killed 20-year-old daunte wright. in body camera video of the shooting officer potter is heard yelling "taser, taser, taser," which he says shows she was not aware she was holding a gun. but the prosecutor argued officer ...