over for expired tags and an illegal air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. police trying to arrest wright for an outstanding warrant when they say he tried to drive off. potter pulling her gun instead of her taser. taser, taser, taser! reporter: firing a single bullet into his chest. i shot him! oh, my god! reporter: the former officer then collapsing to the ground in anguish. today, turning to wright s family and apologizing. i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. [ cries ] my heart is breaken and devastates for all of you. reporter: wright s family, including the mother of his toddler son, describing in court their endless pain. daunte will never get to see his son s first day of preschool, elementary, high
officer potter was required to make a split-second judgment. that constitutes a mitigating circumstance. finally, unlike other manslaughter 1 cases, officer potter s actions were not driven by personal animosity toward daun daunte wright. instead she was acting in the line of duty and effectuating a lawful arrest. reporter: the judge telling the court, this was not the george floyd case. this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine and a half minutes as he gasped for