Former police officer Kim Potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her Taser, leading to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
could bring up to 10 years in prison, but sentencing guidelines mean Potter likely will receive far less time due to her lack of criminal record. Chu denied defense requests that Potter be released until her sentencing. As Potter was led out of the courtroom, a crowd outside the courthouse lifted posters memorializing Wright.
Wright drove a short distance before crashing into another car. He died at the scene. His girlfriend, Alayna Albrecht-Payton, who was in the passenger seat, testified that she tried to cover Wright’s bleeding wound with her hands and screamed his name over and over. “I replay that image in my head daily,” she testified while weeping.
Potter’s trial started on Dec. 8. The prosecution argued that Potter was acting in negligence by grabbing her gun when she believed she was grabbing her Taser. They also told the jury she behaved recklessly when she shot Wright. The defense focused on Wright and his actions, arguing that he was resisting arrest. Expert witnesses for the defense said that because of his actions, Potter had the right to grab a gun or a Taser.
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