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Daunte Wright's mom gives emotional testimony about her son calling for help before ex-cop Kim Potter fatally shot him during a traffic stop
Katie Bryant said that her son "sounded nervous" when he called her after police stopped his car, s…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Jury shown body-camera footage of police handcuffing Daunte Wright's girlfriend after fatal shooting
Footage played in court Thursday shows officers handcuffing Wright's girlfriend as she cries and te…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The Daunte Wright shooting was no accident, prosecutors argue as ex-cop Kim Potter's manslaughter trial wraps up
Prosecutors told the jury in closing arguments that Wright's shooting death was the result of Potte…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Daunte Wright's father shares emotional testimony at Kim Potter's trial: 'I miss him a lot, every day'
"Cookouts every Sunday, movie days," Arbuey Wright told the court. "We did a lot of things together…
Azmi Haroun
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Body-camera footage played in court shows Kim Potter collapsing after fatally shooting Daunte Wright: 'I'm going to prison'
Opening statements took place on Wednesday in a Minneapolis court, where Potter is charged with man…
Erin Snodgrass
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Photos show Kim Potter's reaction to guilty verdict in Daunte Wright trial
The former Minnesota police officer was handcuffed and taken into custody, where she's set to be he…
Erin Snodgrass
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Kim Potter's defense tells jury the officer was justified in using deadly force against Daunte Wright, even if she didn't mean to
Attorney Earl Gray also said Potter's partner was a "nice guy" to Wright, and "could have put his k…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Kim Potter convicted on manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Daunte Wright
Potter said she mistook her gun for her Taser when she fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black man…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Former sergeant testifies that he removed ammo from gun in Kim Potter's holster because of concerns she might harm herself after shooting Daunte Wright
Body-camera footage played in court shows Potter saying, "Just let me kill myself," after she fatal…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Kim Potter's ex-supervisor says he would've been 'probably dragged' and hurt if Daunte Wright had successfully fled the fatal traffic stop
Potter's defense said in opening statements that she tried to tase Wright because he was putting fo…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The verdict in former officer Kim Potter's manslaughter trial will hinge on body camera footage, experts say
Body camera footage played a pivotal role in the state's effort to persuade jurors that Potter was …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Man charged with harassing judge in Kim Potter's trial after livestreaming outside the door of a condo where he thought she lived
Judge Regina Chu told investigators she believed the protest was meant to "intimidate her and to in…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Kim Potter tearfully apologizes in court for fatally shooting Daunte Wright: "I'm sorry it happened"
"I'm sorry it happened!" an emotional Potter yelled while under cross-examination in Hennepin Count…
Natalie Musumeci,Kenneth Niem…
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Juror who convicted Kim Potter for manslaughter said the ex-cop seemed remorseful and like she was 'fighting for her life' on the stand
Potter's crying during her testimony in court "felt very real and tangible," the anonymous juror to…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ex-cop Kim Potter said she mistook her gun for her Taser when she shot Daunte Wright. Officers told the jury how she was trained to use the weapon.
Brooklyn Center police officers are instructed not to tase someone operating a vehicle, a sergeant …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ex-cop Kim Potter didn't test her Taser as required the day she fatally shot Daunte Wright, investigator says
Special agent Sam McGinnis also testified that the gun Potter has said she mistook for her Taser we…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Daunte Wright's girlfriend, who was in the car during fatal traffic stop, testifies through tears about what happened after ex-officer shot Wright
Alayna Albrecht-Payton told the jury, "I was the only one out of everybody there that was trying to…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Daunte Wright's former teacher said ex-police officer Kim Potter was 'so brash and brazen that she murdered a Black man with no thought' ahead of manslaughter trial
Courtney Ross, who was George Floyd's girlfriend, said Kim Potter fatally shot Wright as the "world…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Medical examiner testifies that Daunte Wright had only 'seconds to minutes' to live after ex-cop Kim Potter shot him
Potter's defense has said that she needed to tase Wright to keep him from driving away, because her…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A psychologist explained to jurors how police officers like Kim Potter can mistake their guns for Tasers
Potter has said she meant to grab her Taser and not her gun when she shot Daunte Wright. A psycholo…