BREAKING: Former Minnesota officer Kim Potter who said she mistook a gun for a taser, is convicted of 2 manslaughter counts in killing of Daunte Wright.
Potter fatally shot Wright, 20, after she and an officer trainee pulled him over in the Minneapolis suburb on April 11. They, along with a third officer, attempted to arrest him when he tried to take off with his girlfriend in the car.
For a conviction, the state had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Potter handled her firearm “recklessly” and showed culpable negligence in her actions that resulted in Wright’s death. "Did they prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she caused this death? No. Daunte Wright caused his own death, unfortunately," Earl Gray, her defense attorney, said during his closing arguments.
Gray continued: “Within seconds, he all of a sudden breaks away. That’s the cause, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. That's what caused this whole incident. If he would've gone with the officers, been handcuffed, go to the squad car, go take a ride downtown and it's over.Eldridge argued that Potter was responsible.
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