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Former Minneapolis Officer Kim Potter on Trial for Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright: A Trial Preview
The trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter begins today with opening statements. Potter is on trial for the fatal shooting of a young black man named Daunte Wright, in an incident captured on video. The evidence supports the notion that Potter confused her gun for her taser, prompting her defense attorneys to argue that the shooting was an "innocent mistake."