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A fatal mistake which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. >> [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> reporter: wright was pulled over by police in brooklyn center, minnesota last april for a traffic violation. during that stop, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a gross misdemeanor weapons violation. wright was being handcuffed when he struggled and jumped back into his car. thats when officer potter pulled out her gun. >> ill tase you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ]...

Ready to refer meadows for criminal contempt for refusing to sit for a deposition. congress grilling the head of instagram after a whistle blower leaked internal documents showing that the company knows the social media platform can harm the mental health of young people, especially teenage girls and emotional testimony as a manslaughter trial begins in minnesota for a former police officer who shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop saying she accidently mistook her gun for her tase...

That point when the shooting happened. she was the passenger in the vehicle as that vehicle was being stopped. she mentioned how daunte wright was someone who was normally a positive person, inspirational, but he became nervous and got flustered as he was being asked for the registration and license he didnt have. then he mentioned how the situation escalated quickly. he was shot. the car continued to go down the road and crash into another vehicle. thats when she noticed how serious the situati...

Air. >> reporter: a little bit later in her testimony, she then said she apologized to daunte wrights mother for picking up the phone and showing her who was then dauntes lifeless body. she was incredibly emotional on the stand. during cross examination the defense got her to admit the two smoked marijuana earlier in the day and they were just driving after hanging out the night before. and the reason why that is something that were focusing on is because this is the pattern. its part of the str...

So, um, you know, this case is going to turn on whether the deadly force was justified, which it was not. and whether the mistake that shes claiming was reasonable, in and of itself. >> as -- as we mentioned, the prosecutions first witness was daunte wrights mother who was obviously and understandably very emotional. do you think that was an effective strategy to put her on the stand to try to show jurors who her son was? >> 100%, wolf. because, look, i have represented both police officers and ...

And you could pay as little as $15 a month for wireless. click, call, or visit a store to learn more. welcome back. more emotional testimony this morning in the trial of former police officer kim potter, as daunte wrights girlfriend took the stand for the prosecution. shaquille brewster has been following the story for us. shaq, we expected the day to be emotional and it sounds like it was. >> reporter: thats exactly right, chuck. we heard from five witnesses already today. the court is on a l...

Everywhere. the parents were called and didnt want to take their student out of school. that should have been enough. it was all of these things that to us as outsiders, you know, you look at this and youre like, are you kidding me? but it wasnt enough to remove him, check his bag and make sure he wasnt going to do something destructive to his school. >> we have learned it was enough to check his bag. thats what is so horrific about all of this. sarah, thank you so much. we are of course always ...

A court in minnesota has been hearing opening statements in the trial of a former minneapolis police officer who fatally shot daunte wright during a routine traffic stop, earlier this year. kim potter has denied the charges — saying the 20—year—old was killed when she accidentally pulled out her gun instead of her taser. im joined now by our correspondent nomia iqbal who can tell us a bit more about what is happening. reminders of the details of this case. reminders of the details of this ...

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Kim potter says she made a fatal mistake which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. wright was pull over by police in brooklyn center, minnesota, last april for a traffic violation. during that stop, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a gross misdemeanor weapons violation. wright was being handcuffed when he struggled and jumped back into his car. thats when officer potter pulled out her gun. >> ill tase you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ]. i just shot him. i...