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I mean the idea here is even after she shot and killed 20-year-old daunte wright, you heard her through her own police camera saying, oh, my god, and she was talking about the reaction to it. it was very clear that she believed that she had made a tragic mistake and was going to cost her her own freedom and end up in jail. so there was already this notion of this person believing understanding what had gone wrong but i think the jurors look at this case, again, two things could be true. that the...

Breaking news tonight, guilty verdicts in the manslaughter trial of former police officer kim potter, convicted on two counts of manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright. omar jimenez has been updating the trial and tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, wolf, when the verdict was read, daunte wrights mother burst into tears and kim potter stood there motionless. it was later on that writes mother said today weve gotten accountability and that is what weve been asking for from the ...

Wright, a father and son and family member. and when you move forward and talk about the factors playing into sentencing, we are expecting to hear victim paktd statements where members of family will detail how this has devastated their family dynamic and it is likely to going to be something that will play in the sentencing when we get there in mid-february. but something that the father said, he said i dont usually speak much, this is after the verdict. but he said one thing that he wanted to ...

Conduct because you have 26 years of experience and know that the distinction between a firearm and a taser, in the event you were careless and make a mistake and take someones life, that is tragic and also criminal and that is what the jury said. so i think today is a big moment because notwithstanding what this jury looks like and what daunte wright looked like, this jury fought and tuggled and went after each other but they reached a conclusion that was consistent with the law based on the fa...

Consensus, i think were all thinking that potentially there was the opportunity for a hung jury. but again, when she took the stand, she really confirmed the elements that needed to be proven, by the prosecution to carry their burden of proof. remember, this case did not involve a requirement to prove intent. so two things could be true here, wolf. you could be sympathetic toward her and think that she did not intend to kill daunte wright, and that she did mistake her firearm for a taser. and yo...

Considering was kim potter claimed that she meant to grab her taserin ted of her gun when she shot and gilled daunte wright at a traffic stop earlier this year. her defense claims or argue, i should say, that if daunte wright would have complied, none of this would have happened and the jury disagreed and this is the second juror to convict a fo former minneapolis officer and both said this sends a clear message that jurors want to maintain high standards and that law enforcement shouldnt see th...

You need to have two out of three to gather safely. >> appreciate everything you guys are doing. thank you very much. and i hope all of you have a merry christmas and a happy knew year. there is more breaking news were following here. the former police officer kim potter now convicted on two counts of manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright. tonight his family is speaking out. hi. so youre the scientist here. does my aveeno® daily moisturizer really make my dry skin healthier in o...

The road to justice for us all. >> reporter: he went on to say potter who is in custody without bail seen her smiling in her latest mug shot after she was convicted on two counts of manslaughter for killing daunte wright, she will still have the chance to correspond end speak to her family, daunte wright will not. sentencing is set for february 18th which based on the guidelines she will likely be in the range of a little over six years and a little under nine years for that sentence. but when i...

Ability to stop, arrest people, to be able to fire your weapon, to be able to have a form of a license to kill in the event it is necessary to do so. so when you do that, you give those benefits along with it comes responsibility that you must do so in a responsible, not reckless, none negligent manner. the jury here found that both were true. >> omar, i think it is important not to lose sight of the victim in all of this, daunte wright. tell us about that. >> reporter: well, at the end of the d...

Scrapped and finding a covid test is more challenging by the hour. also tonight, there is breaking news out of minnesota. the former police officer kim potter convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of daunte wright. how did the defense that she mistook her gun for her taser play with jurors. also breaking, the january 6 select committee just asked the united states supreme court to expedite a appeal by former president in the bat toll keep his white house records secret. ill ask a key...