The jury has reached a verdict in the manslaughter trial of ex-Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop
The jury of six men and six women have reached a consensus on whether to convict or acquit Potter and the decision will be read in court between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. CST , according to a notice from the court.
Potter, 49, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges, which carry maximum sentences of 15 and 10 years, respectively. Potter said she thought she was drawing her Taser when she shot Wright in the chest with her 9 mm handgun during a traffic stop on April 11.
Potter is white and the shooting of Wright triggered several nights of protests outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, with critics calling it another example of police brutality against Black Americans. The incident occurred just a few miles north of where Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was at the same time
in the case of George Floyd, a Black man whose 2020 death during an arrest set off racial justice protests in many U.S. cities. Chauvin was convicted of murder.reporting by Nathan Layne in Wilton, Connecticut Editing by Alistair BellSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest Reuters legal news and headlines delivered to your inbox.
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