Kim Potter Daunte Wright
Roommates, while testifying in her own defense in court, Kim Potter tearfully recalled the moment she realized that she shot and killed Daunte Wright. I remember yelling ‘Taser, Taser, Taser,’ and nothing happened. And then he told me I shot him, Kim Potter said on the witness stand.
As the murder trial of 20-year-old Daunte Wright continues to unfold, the woman who shot him, former Brooklyn police officer, Kim Potter explained her recollection of events the night she killed him:
I remember a struggle with Officer [Anthony] Luckey and the driver at the door. The driver was trying to get back into the car I went around Officer Luckey as they’re trying to get back in the door. They’re still struggling and I can see Officer Johnson and the drivers struggling over the gearshifts because I can see Johnson’s hand and then I can see his face.
[Sgt. Mychal Johnson] had a look of fear on his face — nothing I’d seen before. We’re trying to keep him from driving away. It just went chaotic. And then I remember yelling, ‘Taser, Taser, Taser,’ and nothing happened and then [Wright] told me I shot him.
Meanwhile, as Potter continued to be questioned, prosecutor Erin Eldridge asked, You knew that deadly force was unreasonable and unwarranted. To which Potter responded, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to hurt anybody.
As we previously reported, Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter for the April 11th shooting death of Daunte Wright, to which she has pled not guilty to both charges.
If convicted, Potter faces a maximum sentence of 15 years for first-degree manslaughter and a $30,000 fine and 10 years for second-degree manslaughter along with a $20,000 fine.
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