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Kim Potter claims she accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her taser during a fatal traffic stop earlier this year.

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began with potential panelists being questioned closely about their attitudes on policing, protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Kim Potter claims she accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her taser during a fatal traffic stop earlier this year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began with potential panelists being questioned closely about their attitudes on policing, protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Potter is accused of killing Daunte Wright as he tried to drive away from a traffic stop in the Minneapolis area — sparking several nights of protest.

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright will testify at her trial, her attorney said Tuesday as jury selection began

Kim Potter claims she accidentally grabbed her gun instead of her taser during a fatal traffic stop earlier this year.

Ex-police officer has been charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter after shooting Wright at a traffic stop in April in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

By Nathan Layne

An attorney for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright says the former officer will testify at her trial.