The former Minnesota officer on trial in the shooting death of Daunte Wright said she believed he was trying to flee an arrest. Defense lawyers say that fleeing would have endangered a fellow officer.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) The prosecution wrapped up its arguments in the trial against Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. In its case, the state is zeroing in on Potter's training as a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer. Police officers and use of force experts have been called on the stand one-by-one to analyze Potter's actions. She is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in his death. Potter has pleaded not guilty to both charges. Wright was pulled over for an expired registration tab and a hanging air freshener in the rearview mirror, police said. Potter said she meant to grab her stun gun but accidentally shot her firearm instead when she and other officers were attempting to arrest Wright, who had escaped the officers' grip and was scuffling with them when he was shot. He then drove away, crashing into another vehicle shortly after. Prosecuto
(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) The prosecution wrapped up its arguments in the trial against Kim Potter, who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic st