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During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

It’s former officer Kim Potter who’s on trial for the killing of Daunte Wright, but the trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is casting a shadow over the proceedings.

During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Its former Officer Kim Potter whos on trial for the killing of Daunte Wright, but the trial in the same courtroom earlier this year of ex-co...

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 $1.3 million plan creates a new public safety agency but Mayor Mike Elliott said the proposal fell short of its original vision.

During jury selection last week, there was little explicit mention of Chauvin's murder trial or of Floyd's death, which sparked outrage over police brutality.

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.

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s former Officer Kim Potter who’s on trial for the killing of Daunte Wright, but the trial in the same courtroom earlier this year of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is casting a shadow over the proceedings.

Though Floyd’s death was rarely mentioned directly during jury selection, his case’s impact on the trial has been obvious.