brooklyn center police officers discovered wright had an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor weapons violation. when the officer potter was training tried to arrest wright, he struggled to get back in the car, and potter fired. i shot him! oh, my god. reporter: prosecutors arguing potter acted recklessly and negligently regardless of her intent, pressing her about her training in taser use. whether she should have known the difference between her taser, holstered on her left, and her gun, holstered on her right. we weren t always drawing our tasers from our holsters. a lot of times we were in plain clothes during training. okay, well, your policy that you re required to abide by, that you signed off on, requires that you perform reaction hand draws, true? during the training, yes. it also includes the reason for that, right? yes. and that s so that you reduce the possibility of accidentally drawing and firing a firearm, right? yes. reporter: potter, seen here
a fatal mistake which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. [ bleep ]. i just shot him. reporter: wright was pulled over by police in brooklyn center, minnesota last april for a traffic violation. during that stop, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a gross misdemeanor weapons violation. wright was being handcuffed when he struggled and jumped back into his car. that s when officer potter pulled out her gun. i ll tase you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ]. i just shot him. i shot him. oh, my god. oh, my god. reporter: daunte wright was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his chest. there is no do-over when you take a young man s life. reporter: kim potter is now on trial for first and second-degree manslaughter. she has pleaded not guilty and said she meant to use her taser
kim potter says she made a fatal mistake which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. wright was pull over by police in brooklyn center, minnesota, last april for a traffic violation. during that stop, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a gross misdemeanor weapons violation. wright was being handcuffed when he struggled and jumped back into his car. that s when officer potter pulled out her gun. i ll tase you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ]. i just shot him. i shot him, oh, my god. oh, my god. reporter: daunte wright was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his chest. there is no do-over when you take a young man s life. reporter: kim potter is now on trial for first and second-degree manslaughter.