Former Minneapolis Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty on Manslaughter Charges

Former Minneapolis Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty on Manslaughter Charges
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter reacts as Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu reads the verdict at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 23, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A jury found Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who said she mistakenly thought her gun was a Taser, guilty on two manslaughter counts on Wednesday.

Potter, a former Brooklyn Center police officer, pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in connection to the death of Daunte Wright, which sparked protests and violent riots earlier this year. Potter said she mistakenly took her pistol for a Taser when she shot Wright in April.

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Jack Phillips
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