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Minnesota police officer who 'mistook gun for taser' found guilty in Daunte Wright shooting

Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop at which she mistakenly discharged her handgun instead of her taser. A 12-member jury found Potter, 49, guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter in the death of the 20-year-old Wright, who she killed in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center on April 11 with a bullet to the chest. The shooting sparked multiple nights of intense demonstrations in Brooklyn Center. It happened just a few miles north of where Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was at the same time standing trial for killing George Floyd, a black man whose 2020 death during an arrest had set off protests in US cities over racism and police brutality. Chauvin was convicted of murder. Both he and Potter are white. Potter, who broke down last week on the stand as she testified to her remorse for the shooting, showed little emotion as the Judge Regina Chu read the verdict. "We will be taking Ms Potter into custody and holding without bail," Judge Chu said. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new... Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Minnesota #Police #Daunte Wright