Kim Potter trial: Minneapolis jury finds ex-police officer guilty in death of Daunte Wright

The jury has discovered former Minneapolis-area police Officer Kim Potter guilty of first and second diploma manslaughter prices in the April 2021 death of Daunte Wright. 

Kim Potter, 49, may face a most sentence of 15 years for the primary diploma manslaught cost, whereas second diploma cost carries a most sentence of 10 years. 

Judge Regina Chu praised the jurors as “heroes of the judicial system.” 

“A trial outcome has been reached and will be read on the record today between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. CST,” in keeping with a notification despatched out by the Minnesota Judicial Branch by noon Thursday. 

The jury, comprised of six males and 6 girls, had spent over 27 hours deliberating. 

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Outside the courtroom, employees elsewhere in the Hennepin County Government Center have been instructed to cease work and exit the constructing earlier than the choice is learn aloud deciding Potter’s destiny. The whole Minneapolis courthouse will likely be cleared earlier than the end result is introduced for safety measures. 

Potter had 26 years of expertise as a police officer on April 11 when she says she mistook her handgun for her Taser and fatally wounded 20-year-old Wright. 

The 26-year police veteran and different officers, together with a trainee, have been trying to arrest Wright when he tried to get again into his automobile, video reveals.

The officers had tried to cease Wright after which tried to detain him after studying of a warrant for his arrest. Wright, 20, might be seen in a police video climbing again into the motive force’s seat of a automobile because the officers scuffle with him. 

In Potter’s physique digicam footage from the taking pictures, she might be heard yelling, “I’ll tase you!” and “Taser! Taser! Taser!” earlier than firing her handgun.

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She can then be heard saying, “I grabbed the wrong f—— gun,” adopted by: “Holy s—, I just shot him.”

Potter testified for about three hours on Friday earlier than the protection rested its case. She has mentioned she mistook her handgun for her Taser when she opened hearth. 

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The 12-person jury was made up of 9 White panelists and three individuals of shade – two Asian girls and a Black girl. Six jurors are males and 6 are girls. The alternate jurors are a White man and a White girl. 

Fox News’ Audrey Conklin and Jiovanni Lieggi contributed to this report.