that does real justice for everyone. for the wright family, this brings closure, brings an important element of justice. now the court has to look at all sides in the totality of these circumstances. reach a sentence that is fair and wright and just. gillian: all right, jonathan. stand by, if you will, for a minute. i m going to take us live to the attorney general of minute minute, keith ellison is speaking in the wake of the verdict. we re going to listen in. he was proud of his son, duante jr. we know he loved his mom and he loved his dad and he loved his siblings. his big, beautiful family. he had his whole life in front of him. he could have become anyone. all of us miss out on who duante could have been. no one has missed him more than his parents, katie and aubrey.
and their children. i m very mindful today that there will be an empty chair at the wright family dinner during the holidays. that saddens me. once again, i extend my deepest condolences to you. with the jury finding kimberly potter guilty today of manslaughter in the first degree and man slaughter in the second degree in connection with duante s death, we have a degree of accountability for duante s death. a count ability is not justice. justice is restoration. justice would be restoring him to life and making the wright family whole again. justice is beyond the reach that we have in this life for duante. accountability is an important step. critical necessary step on the
accountability offer that son, brother and friend. this community that has been anxiously awaiting this verdict, a crowd of a couple dozen folks gathered here outside the courthouse. as that verdict came in erupted into cheers. they ve been celebrating ever since that decision came down. they found kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter. it s still going on behind us now. gillian? garrett tenney in minneapolis. i want to bring in mercedes colwin. fox news legal analyst. joined by ted williams, former d.c. homicide detective and a criminal and civil trial attorney. he s represented police officers, judges and politicians over the course of his career. thanks to you both. ted, let s start with you. give me your thoughts on this verdict. well, i got to tell you, the first thing i believe is that an officer of the court, lawyer, that we always should respect the decision of a jury.