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Defense rests after Kim Potter describes ‘chaotic’ traffic stop that killed Wright

The Guardian 1 min read 3 years ago

<p>The police officer who said she mistook her gun for Taser is charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright</p><p>The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.</p><p>Kim Potter, 49, is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during a traffic stop on 11 April in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/17/kim-potter-daunte-wright-trial-defense-rests">Continue reading...</a>
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