Kim Potter's trial in Daunte Wright's death will have a mostly white jury
Potter, a white former police officer, says she drew her gun by mistake when she fatally shot Wright, a Black motorist. Of the first 12 jurors seated, one identifies as Black and two as Asian.
by The Associated Press
Dec 03, 2021
2 minutes
MINNEAPOLIS — A mostly white jury was seated Friday for the trial of a white suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she drew her handgun by mistake when she fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright following a traffic stop.
Nine of the first 12 jurors seated for are white — roughly in line with the demographics of surrounding Hennepin County, but notably less diverse than the jury that convicted former
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