Skip to main content
Follow Us
MN v. POTTER (2021)

MN v. POTTER (2021)

On April 11, 2021, veteran Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kim Potter shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled that Wright died of a gunshot wound to the chest, with the manner of death being homicide. Potter had apparently believed she reached for her Taser, but instead grabbed her department issued Glock 9mm handgun. Potter had been with the Brooklyn Center Police Department for 26 years before she submitted her resignation following the shooting.

MN v. POTTER (2021)

1-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Opening Statement

1-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Opening Statement

2-MN v. Potter: Defense Opening Statement

2-MN v. Potter: Defense Opening Statement

3-MN v. Potter: Katie Bryant

3-MN v. Potter: Katie Bryant

4-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Anthony Luckey

4-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Anthony Luckey

5-MN v. Potter: Alayna Albrecht-Payton

5-MN v. Potter: Alayna Albrecht-Payton

6-MN v. Potter: Patricia Lundgren, Denise Lundgren Wells & Kerry Blanski

6-MN v. Potter: Patricia Lundgren, Denise Lundgren Wells & Kerry Blanski

7-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Alan Salvosa

7-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Alan Salvosa

8-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Dan Irish

8-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Dan Irish

9-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Jeffrey Sommers

9-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Jeffrey Sommers

10-MN v. Potter: Mike Morelock & Dustin Johnson

10-MN v. Potter: Mike Morelock & Dustin Johnson

11-MN v. Potter: Maj. Mychal Johnson

11-MN v. Potter: Maj. Mychal Johnson

12-MN v. Potter: Maj. Mychal Johnson (part 2)

12-MN v. Potter: Maj. Mychal Johnson PT2

13-MN v. Potter: Chief Tony Gruenig

13-MN v. Potter: Chief Tony Gruenig

14-MN v. Potter: S.A. Charles Phill II

14-MN v. Potter: S.A. Charles Phill II

15-MN v. Potter: Dr. Lorren Jackson

15-MN v. Potter: Dr. Lorren Jackson

16-MN v. Potter: Melissa Loren

16-MN v. Potter: Melissa Loren

17-MN v. Potter: S.A. Brent Petersen

17-MN v. Potter: S.A. Brent Petersen

18-MN v. Potter: S.A. Michelle Frascone & S.A. Sam McGinnis

18-MN v. Potter: S.A. Michelle Frascone & S.A. Sam McGinnis

19-MN v. Potter: Eric Koeppen & Travis Melland

19-MN v. Potter: Eric Koeppen & Travis Melland

20-MN v. Potter: Outside the Presence of the Jury

20-MN v. Potter: Outside the Presence of the Jury

21-MN v. Potter: Cdr. Garett Flesland

21-MN v. Potter: Cdr. Garett Flesland

22-MN v. Potter: Cdr. Garett Flesland (part 2)

22-MN v. Potter: Cdr. Garett Flesland PT2

23-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson

23-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson

24-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson (part 2)

24-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson PT2

25-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson (part 3)

25-MN v. Potter: Sgt. Mike Peterson PT3

26-MN v. Potter: Prof. Seth Stoughton

26-MN v. Potter: Prof. Seth Stoughton

27-MN v. Potter: Prof. Seth Stoughton (part 2)

27-MN v. Potter: Prof. Seth Stoughton PT2

28-MN v. Potter: Arbuey Wright

28-MN v. Potter: Arbuey Wright

29-MN v. Potter: Outside the Presence of the Jury

29-MN v. Potter: Outside the Presence of the Jury

30-MN v. Potter: Stephen Ijames

30-MN v. Potter: Stephen Ijames

31-MN v. Potter: Stephen Ijames (part 2)

31-MN v. Potter: Stephen Ijames PT2

32-MN v. Potter: Timothy Gannon

32-MN v. Potter: Timothy Gannon

33-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Colleen Fricke, Thomas Hall, Frank Roth & Ofc. Samuel Smith II

33-MN v. Potter: Ofc. Colleen Fricke, Thomas Hall, Frank Roth & Ofc. Samuel Smith II

34-MN v. Potter: Dr. Laurence Miller

34-MN v. Potter: Dr. Laurence Miller

35-MN v. Potter: Kim Potter

35-MN v. Potter: Kim Potter

36-MN v. Potter: Kim Potter (part 2)

36-MN v. Potter: Kim Potter PT2

37-MN v. Potter: Charge Conference

37-MN v. Potter: Charge Conference

38-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Closing Argument

38-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Closing Argument

39-MN v. Potter: Defense Closing Argument

39-MN v. Potter: Defense Closing Argument

40-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Rebuttal

40-MN v. Potter: Prosecution Rebuttal

41-MN v. Potter: Jury Deliberations

41-MN v. Potter: Jury Deliberations

42-MN v. Potter: Verdict

42-MN v. Potter: Verdict

43-MN v. Potter: Sentencing

43-MN v. Potter: Sentencing