Duante Wright

Daunte Wright Shooting Trial: 12 Jurors Now Seated; Two more needed; Defense has one strike left

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Three more jurors were seated today, for a total of 12 seated jurors. Two

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial: 9 Jurors Now Seated; Judge Chu seeks total of 14 jurors; State exhausts peremptory strikes

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today saw an additional five jurors seated in this second day of jury selection,

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Daunte Wright Shooting Trial: First Four Jurors Seated; Kimberly Potter to Testify

Welcome to our coverage of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial over the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Duante Wright in a suburb of Minneapolis, when then-police officer Potter accidentally used her Glock 17 pistol in place of her intended Taser. Today saw four jurors seated in this first day of jury selection.  Two prospective

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