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Those were the defendant's words. >> reporter: prosecutors said former police officer kimberly potter was reckless and culpable for the death of 20-year-old duante wright. potter's body camera captured the moment the routine traffic stop turned deadly. last april, outside of minneapolis, potter and a rookie officer stopped wright after spotting an air freshener illegally hanging from his reared view mirror and expired tags. potter's partner tried to arrest wright for having an outstanding warrant on a misdemeanor gun charge but he resisted and tried to drive away. >> taser! taser! >> reporter:...

She was training, stopped wright because of an air freshener hanging from a mirror, illegal in minnesota, and expired license plates and tried to arrest wright after discovering an outstanding warrant for a gros misdemeanor weapons violation. potter with 26 years police experience is heard warning about firing a taser, but prosecutors say she fired a single lethal shot from her gun, what potter's attorneys say was a mistake, an explanation wright's family rejects >> everybody who has been there for us, standing with us on one of the worst days of our life. >> is there anyone here who would bel...

Their son, appeared for her first court hearing. >> it's very hurtful to see she's just sitting there. >> reporter: the news media not allowed to record the feed. kim potter now facing a single charge of second-degree manslaughter, only responding "yes" to the judge's questions over zoom. the wright family describing their anguish. you just left the zoom hearing for officer potter. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: how did that feel to see her? >> it hurt really bad. i have hatred, anger, sadness. there are so many emotions. >> reporter: potter, who resigned this week after 26 years on the brooklyn cent...