Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old resident of Minneapolis, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Centre Police Department officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop that. 18.02.2022, Sputnik International
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when she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. let s have a listen to kimberley potter s tearful evidence in court. i remember yelling, taser, taser, taser! and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. outside the court, daunte wright s mother, katie wright, gave her reaction to the verdict. the moment that we heard guilty on manslaughter one emotions, every single emotion that you could imaginejust running through your body at that moment. i kind of let out a yelp, because it was built up in the anticipation of what was to come while we were waiting
at the age of 87. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a jury in the us state of minnesota has found a white former police officer guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. the prosecution argued that kimberley potter had shown culpable negligence when she killed daunte wright during a routine traffic check in april. the jury was shown bodycam footage, stopping short of the moment when the victim died. taser, taser, taser! kimberly potter told the court she thought she d drawn her taser, rather than her handgun, when she shot mr wright in the chest. outside the court, his mother, katie wright, gave her reaction to the verdict.