A patrol sergeant who was backing up other officers after Daunte Wright was pulled over took the stand Friday as prosecutors resumed their case in the manslaughter trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter.
A prosecutor at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright told jurors Wednesday that Kim Potter violated her training and “betrayed a 20-year-old kid.”
A mostly white jury was seated Friday for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, and opening statements were scheduled to begin next week.
Jury selection moved forward Thursday in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, with the 10th and 11th jurors seated ahead of opening statements next week.
The jury for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death began to take shape Wednesday, with nine of the necessary 14 panelists seated, including a woman who said she owns both a gun and a stun gun.
St. Thomas campus buildings and services closed at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Minneapolis and St. Paul curfew prompted by protests after Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man; Potter resigned Tuesday along with Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon.
