Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Kim Potter Who Killed Daunte Wright

Trial Begins for Ex-Cop Kim Potter Who Killed Daunte Wright
This file booking photo shows Kim Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Hennepin County Sheriff via AP
Isabel van Brugen
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A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright in April went on trial on Wednesday.

Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center Police officer was identified in April as responsible for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Wright, whose death was ruled as homicide by medical examiners.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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