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Been reached in the trial of former police officer kim potter. at least we think it's a verdict. we expect that verdict, if it is a verdict, to be read in court at any moment. potter faces manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop in brooklyn center in april. she testified that she meant to pull her taser but accidentally grabbed her gun instead. the jury has been sequestered during deliberations so all eyes were on that court for some sort of outcome ahead of the christmas holiday. joining me now is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster,...

Devices at the time she shot and killed daunte wright. the defense said daunte wright's death was his own fault, that he created the environment for his own risk. we'll see what the jury decided. >> we just saw kim potter and her attorney stand, which we presume means the jury has arrived. the judge is about to speak. >> will the deputy please retrieve the verdict forms and provide it to me for review. would ms. potter please rise. i'm now going to read your verdicts as it will appear in

Thank you for your sacrifices. i wish you all a wonderful holiday season and may the peace and beauty of the season be yours throughout the year. at this time i would like you to go into your waiting courtroom and i'll be in in just a moment. i would like to thank you personally and to answer any questions that you have. okay? >> just to repeat what we saw there, breaking news, kim potter, the brooklyn center police officer who killed daunte wright during a traffic stop, was found guilty of both counts,

Outcome? >> you know, i thought the prosecution put on a good case. it was a tough case. it was a case where there was a mistake. there was no indication that officer potter intended to kill daunte wright. but it was a mistake that took a young man's life. and when you're talking about an officer who is on the force longer than mr. wright was alive, and then you look at her experience and her training, i do think this was a verdict that was commensurate with the facts. for the first degree charge, the jury needed to find that kim potter made a conscious or intentional act regarding the handlin...

Bail and that will make it easier to do the presentence report. we'll get people sending letters on her behalf. and i would ask for a sentencing sometime -- if you release her, sometime -- i start a trial january 20th, should be over by february 20th, i hope. sometime in late february. and i ask that she -- she's got a $100,000 bail, judge. she's not going to commit another crime. she's not going anywhere. thank you. >> thank you, mr. frank. >> your honor, we do request defendant be taken into custody. the convictions here are for manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second de...