The family of Daunte Wright stood beside Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and other members of the prosecution Thursday afternoon to give their reaction to the guilty verdict that came down after several days of deliberation in the trial of Kim Potter.
A jury found former Brooklyn Center police officer Potter guilty of both first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
The veteran officer displayed little emotion as the verdict was read out, sitting in silence and making the motion of the cross as she listened.
The former Brooklyn Center police office had “never been in trouble in all her life” before the shooting, and is a devoted Catholic with roots in the community, her attorneys had argued after the verdict.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, however, was unpersuaded.
“I cannot treat this case any differently from any other case,” she said.
Potter will now be held in prison without bail until she is sentenced. The charges against her carry maximum penalties of 15 and 10 years, respectively.