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Interesting that you don't often see in these trials is that there were two officers who were called by the prosecution who actually ended up making a case for the defense. they said that in their view, in the circumstance, because daunte wright was resisting and could have driven away and harmed some of those officers, they believe they testified that kim potter was not only justified in using her taser but also in using her service weapon. again, prosecution witnesses. that's what made so many of us wonder how that would resonate from this jury. hearing from officers on the scene, obviously ...

On both. we have our legal analyst we're bringing back in. before i get to that, josh, i just want you to walk people through the key evidence in this trial that you believe led this jury to a guilty conviction on both first and second-degree manslaughter. >> well, without question the police body camera footage was front and center for members of this jury. we see cases, we hear testimony where it's a he said-she said. this was an opportunity for jurors to see and hear for themselves because prosecutors entered so much evidence from different officers who were on the scene that day. you see t...

Minneapolis police officer kim potter. we also heard a few words from da daunte wright's parents, his mother saying this was a long time coming. as we bring back in our reporters on the ground in minneapolis and our legal team, i would just note two really important things we heard from the minnesota attorney general, and that is that accountability is what we saw, not justice. and he also said to police officers watching, we hold you in high regard and we also hold you to high standards. paige pate, back to you. i interrupted to get to that just as you were speaking your thoughts. >> that's f...

First-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of daunte wright. his parents were holding hands and took deep breaths as the verdict was read. adrian broadus and omar jimenez are live. omar, let me begin with you again. what more can you tell me about the reaction from daunte wright's family when they handed down the verdict? >> reporter: the reaction right now is very celebratory. we're waiting to hear from them officially, but i wanted to show you this out here. a band started up, people are dancing. they just started playing "when the saints come marching in." you can see the ce...

The jurors also heard from the wife and the daughter of an elderly man who was in a vehicle that was struck by daunte wright in a collision after he was shot. he drove away, suffering from that gunshot wound, slammed head-on into a vehicle. these two witnesses testifying that this gentleman is now severely injured. he had some preexisting conditions but he is now in hospice care. they attribute some of that to that severe injury. that is what prosecutors have said, that because of the actions of this officer, that was one of the follow-on actions. it wasn't just with daunte wright. this gets t...