Crime
Jury finds ex-Minneapolis officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in shooting of Daunte Wright
After sentencing, defense lawyers asked that Potter be released on bail, but were denied their request
December 23, 2021 2:49pm
Updated: December 23, 2021 8:26pm
A Minneapolis jury on Thursday found ex-police officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of motorist Daunte Wright with a gun she mistook for a Taser.
Court spokesman Nik Nadeau said he did not know whether the notice of a "trial outcome" published on a state court website meant that verdicts had been reached, according to the Associated Press.
During the jury’s second day of deliberations, jurors asked Judge Regina Chu how to proceed they were having difficulty agreeing, and she instructed them to keep talking.
Potter, 49, said she meant to use her Taser on Wright in April rather than her gun. She is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter. She faces a maximum sentence of about seven years under state guidelines, with prosecutors planning to seek more, the wire service also reports.
