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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Times we hear potter on that body camera video saying "oh, my gold, oh, my god." at one point she says to sergeant johnson as hes trying to remove her firearm, she says, "no, let me kill myself." its likely she may talk about how she tried to end her own life if that was, in fact, the case, after she shot and killed daunte wright. theres no dispute she shot wright in the chest. but when she takes the stand, she has the opportunity to look members of this jury in the eye and explain how she made ...

>> yes. >> you have a very close relationship with the police officers, other individuals you work with or used to work with at brooklyn center, right? >> some of them. >> sergeant johnson is a good friend of yours? >> i object to this,. >> the examination is beyond the scope. >> you also told dr. miller that you dont make mistakes, right? you told him that? >> if its in the report, yes. you told him you dont want to hurt or injure anybody, right? >> that was very important to you, right?

When wright pulled away and got back into the drivers seat of the car, which was still running, potter, thats you, could observe johnson and lucky struggling over the console and it appeared that johnson was trying to prevent wright from putting the car in drive. >> objection. >> the objection is overruled. >> if you dont remember that because it was a while ago, i can show it to you and refresh your memory. >> i dont remember. >> if i can approach, your honor. >> read to yourself the last sente...

Officers was leaning in to the vehicle. >> theyre still struggling. i can see sergeant johnson and the driver struggling over the gear shift. i can see johnsons hand. i can see his face. he had a look of fear in his face. its something that i had seen before. we were struggling. we were trying to keep him from driving away. it went chaotic. and then i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser." and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him.