Trial Begins For Ex-Police Officer Who Shot And Killed Daunte Wright

By Malaika Jabali ·Updated December 9, 2021

Opening statements began Wednesday for the trial of Kimberly Potter, an ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Minnesota in April.

Wright was stopped for having an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. During the stop, Potter and another officer, Anthony Luckey, learned that Wright had a warrant out for his arrest. Potter, 49, says she mistook her Taser for a gun

Malaika Jabali
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