Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have rested their case against Kim Potter, the Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Prosecutors wrapped up their weeklong case against the former Brooklyn Center officer on Thursday. It’s now the defense’s turn, and Potter’s attorneys have said she will take the stand. Potter has said she meant to draw her Taser instead of her handgun while attempting to stop Wright from trying to drive away while officers sought to arrest him. She shot him once and it was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Prosecutors have portrayed Potter as an experienced officer who had been trained to a Taser, including the danger of confusing it with a handgun.
