Closing arguments set for officer who killed Daunte Wright

By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Closing arguments are next in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she killed Daunte Wright as he tried to drive away from a traffic stop. Former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter’s case will go to the jury following Monday’s closing arguments. Judge Regina Chu started Monday with final instructions to the jury. The judge says she won’t make jurors deliberate on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. They’ll return after the holiday if they haven’t reached a verdict by then. The defense rested Friday after Potter testified she “didn’t want to hurt anybody” and that she was “sorry it happened.”