A policing expert testified Wednesday that Kim Potter was not justified in using deadly force when the former officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis.
Video of the April 11 shooting shows that officers had pulled over Wright and tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant when he got back in his vehicle and attempted to flee. Potter pulled out her firearm and shot him -- later admitting she meant to use her Taser instead. "I grabbed the wrong f**king gun and I shot him," she said after the shooting, which happened near the courthouse where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial for killing George Floyd.
Brooklyn Center Police Cmdr. Garett Flesland, who oversees department training, testified for the prosecution that shooting at occupants of a moving car is"rarely effective." He said firing at a driver could result in the vehicle striking"something or somebody." Special agent Sam McGinnis of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension explains the differences between Kim Potter's service weapon and a Taser.
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