Page 788 - Daunte Wright News Today

Kimberly Potter, a former police officer in a city north of Minneapolis, has said she mistakenly used her handgun instead of her Taser when firing at Daunte Wright, 20, as he attempted to flee in his car following a traffic stop.

Potter faces manslaughter charges for shooting and killing Daunte Wright — a 20-year-old Black man — at a traffic stop this April.

The former Brooklyn Center officer is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.

At the time of his death on April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright had pending robbery charges for allegedly holding a woman at gunpoint and demanding $820 in cash she had to pay her rent.

The former officer said she meant to use a Taser when she shot dead black motorist Daunte Wright.

Wednesday’s opening statements come after it took almost a week to seat a jury that turned out to be mostly white.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright told jurors Wednesday that all the young man had to do was surrender to

Potter attorney to jury at outset of officer's manslaughter trial: All Daunte Wright had to do was surrender

Opening statements will begin in the manslaughter trial of police officer Kim Potter for the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Her lawyers claim she mistakenly pulled a gun instead of her Taser.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with...