Kim Potter Guilty On All Counts In Shooting Of Daunte Wright

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🗓️ 24 December 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A jury has found Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter. The maximum penalty for first-degree manslaughter predicated on reckless handling of a firearm is 15 years in prison. Merck's antiviral pill has become the second pill authorized by the FDA to treat Covid-19 as the Omicron variant is spoiling many holiday gatherings. New analysis by the United Kingdom's Health Security Agency adds to the growing evidence that the risk of being admitted to the hospital for Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant appears lower than the risk because of Delta. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kim Shudow and again today, guilty on both counts, the lead starts right now.
0:08.6	A jury finds former police officer Kim Potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the
0:14.6	killing of Dante Wright, prison time, she's now facing.
0:18.4	Plus, Omokron may be spoiling some holiday gatherings, but there is a lot of good news.
0:24.2	It could new COVID-fighting pill, as well as positive signs about the threat from Omokron.
0:29.9	President Trump takes his case, once again, to the highest court in the land, to look at
0:34.4	the push to have the Supreme Court keep his White House records secret.
0:44.8	And welcome to the lead.
0:45.8	I'm Jim Shudow in for Jake Tapper.
0:47.7	We begin with the breaking news.
0:49.8	Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter after roughly 27
0:56.3	hours of jury deliberations.
0:58.1	Kim Potter shot and killed 20-year-old Dante Wright during a traffic stop last April.
1:04.2	She mistook her firearm for a taser, and was all caught on body cam video.
1:28.1	I shot him, oh my god, oh my god, just so chilling to see those images.
1:37.4	Potter's sentencing is scheduled for February, since she has no criminal history.
1:42.6	The state of Minnesota's guidelines recommend a sentence between six to eight and a half
1:47.3	years in prison and or a $30,000 fine.
1:51.9	She is unlikely to face the maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
1:55.8	The president of the president of the state of Minnesota, Kim Potter, has filed a case
1:57.8	against Omar Jimenez.
1:58.8	Following the case, since earlier this year, he joins us now live from Minneapolis, Omar,
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