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Kim Potter, ex-Minnesota officer, found guilty of manslaughter in death of Daunte Wright

A Minneapolis jury reached an "outcome" in the trial of Kim Potter, a former police officer charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black motorist.

A Minneapolis jury reached an "outcome" in the trial of Kim Potter, a former police officer charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black motorist.

Summary

  • A Minneapolis jury on Thursday convicted former police officer Kim Potter on all charges she faced for fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright — with a gun and not her Taser — earlier this year.
  • Potter, 49, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and is set to be sentenced Feb. 18.
  • Potter’s husband Jeff Potter, a retired police officer, loudly said: “I love you, Kim!”
  • “She’s not going to run, she’s obviously, she’s not going to commit any more crimes," Gray told the judge.
  • Police bodycam video of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter reacting after a traffic stop in which Daunte Wright was shot on April 11.