potter of course is a 26-year police veteran. she's charged of shooting and killing daunte wright during a traffic stop on sunday. potter mistook her gun for her t t taser according to the police chief. potter shot wright with the pollster on her right side. i want to play it for a moem when you see what happens here. this video is hard to watch. >> taser, taser, taser. >> [ bleep ], i just shot him. >> daunte wright's attorney, be benjamin ben crump. >> it boggles the mind she would pull him over in the first place or were you really being targeted while driving black. she's the training officer. she's training the young officer of what to do in these situations? was that a lesson of deesc deescalation. ben crump will be my guest in a mo m moment. the mayor is urging calm tonight under a third night of running. >> i share our community's anger and sadness. my message to all who are demanding justice for him and for his family is this, your voices had been heard. now the eyes o the world are watching brooklyn center. i urge you t

kimberly ann potter caused the death of daunte wright by her culpable negligence whereby kimberly potter created an unreasonable risk and consciously took a chance of causing death or great bodily harm to daunte demetrius wright. let's go right to aadr aadrienne broaddus. this former officer, she is now out on bail, correct? >> reporter: she is. hours after she was booked into the hennepin county jail, which is about eight minutes or eight miles away from the police station where she built her career, she bonded out. she goes before a hennepin county judge within the next hour, and it will not be in-person. it's a virtual hearing because keep in mind, brooke, and those of you watching and listening, we are still in the middle of a pandemic, so she will appear before zoom, and it's likely that initial hearing will be about ten minutes or so. the judge will go over the criminal complaint, likely read the criminal complaint to her and also reiterate she has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. here in the state of minnesota, that charge carries a maximum penalty of up to ten years

potter arrived a t the scene of a fatal officer shooting o f a man in 2019. the man had been threatening his grandfather. potter giving the instructions to the two officers involved in the shooting to get into different police cars and turn off their body cameras and not to speak to each other. actions that appeared to be consistent with the police department's policies, she was not present at the time of the shooting and was not accused of any wrong doing. potty is married to a former police officer and a mother of two sons. >> the brooklyn center did not accepted her resignation. tell me about where this stands now? >> the mayor multiple time at the press conference today made a point emphasize that he did not accept her resignation. he would not comment on what it means for things like pensions or benefits that she's entitled to. they'll let the internal process play out. potter retained an attorney and they did not get back today with cnn. >> sunlen, thank you very much. >>> out front next, derek chauvin's defense calling its first witness, one who claims

officer kim potter is a 26-year veteran of the town's police department.horities say sunday's fatal shooting during a traffic stop was accidental. that potter mistook her service gun for her taser. daunte wright's family is demanding justice. cnn is on the ground in brooklyn center following these protests throughout the night. earlier our miguel marquez was watching a face-off between demonstrators and police after the curfew began. >> reporter: i don't know how much longer we're going to be able to stay in this position but i just want to give you a quick scene. this is the state's patrol over here, coming up from the south side of the brooklyn center police department. you can see the crowd here that is trying to stay here, trying to show defiance in the name of daunte wright and challenging police. many of them with umbrellas to keep the spray away from them. they've been spraying lots of pepper spray at them. but this is the police station here, these are national guardsmen on this side, sheriff's department here. this is a sheriff's department vehicl

potter allegedly mistaking her gun for her taser. the 26-year veteran was training another officer as this all unfolded. >>> the trial of former police officer derek chauvin tonight. a former chief medical examiner testifying for the defense suggesting underlying health issues were the cause of george floyd's death. >>> news on u.s. troops in afghanistan tonight. president biden revealing today his plans to end america's longest war, withdrawing u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11th, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. and what the cia director said just today about the risk if u.s. troops leave. >>> the desperate search under way at this hour to find survivors from a capsized vessel in the gulf. at least one person found dead. several others still missing tonight. >>> the attack on the capitol. and the scathing new report tonight from the inspector general. did capitol police ignore intelligence warnings of an attack on congress? and why were officers told not to use the most aggressive force against the capitol riote

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the charges against kimberly potter are coming just a day after the police chief and potter both resignedolice department. so, i come back to you. cases like this, the evidence, what are they looking out at this point to make these charges? and why this particular charge? >> emily: right, so to answer your second question first, this is not culpable negligence standard, so it is essentially saying charging that they negligence exhibited was so much has to be considered criminal. and there in minnesota, the sentencing guidelines recommended a four year sentence for that. we talked about earlier the case of oscar grant. he was a young african-american man that was shot and killed by a transit officer in 2009. there to your point about the charges, he was charged with voluntary and involuntary actual murder and manslaughter, and there, the evidence really was the video. that too, they caught it on video. i will likely be the case here as well. and it just goes to that conscious disregard, reckless disregard appeared a little bit below that standard where it is negligence. if i may read the s

>> reporter: potter fired her n taser, hitting the 20-year-old once. this isn't the first time a police officer has allegedly mistaken their gun for a taser. since 2001, there have been at least 13 similar instances. only two convictions resulted from those cases. >> the challenge for prosecutors here is going to be proving that she consciously took chances of causing death or great bodily harm. consciously. doesn't mean intended to do it. >> my brother, my sister need this woman to be convicted. if we can have life, we want life. we got to go life without him! >> reporter: former officer potter is out on bond but is scheduled to be back in court next month. david? >> stephanie ramos with us from minneapolis again tonight. thank you, stephanie. >>> now to the u.s. and russia. tonight the biden administration hitting russia with sweeping sanctions after that massive cyberattack that went on for months, hacking into federal agencies and private american companies. and for interfering in u.s. elections. tonght, russia says it will respond, and here's our

they even recommended that officer potter be fired. instead we learned from mayor elliott in a chaotic press conference today that potter had resigned. a move that could preserve her pension. but the mayor seemed unclear of the implications that have resignation which is a distinctly different thing than being fired. >> since officer potter was allowed to resign is she allowed to keep her pension and can she join another police department? >> you know, i do not have the answer to that. >> the city, did they expect her to resign? >> we did not ask her to resign. that was a decision she made. >> when did she make this decision and did she get word that you were planning to terminate her? >> i do not know if she got wind of an impending termination or not. mayor elliott later clarified he had not necessarily accepted her resignation. but the problem is it's not uncommon for bad officers to resign, keep their pensions and move from one police department to another. that's what happened with the ohio police officer who resigned from his pos

potter posted bail last night.ra footage captured the moment wright was shot, and we do want to warn you, this is disturbing video. >> i'll tase you. i'll tase you. taser, taser, taser. ooh, i shot [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> joining us now, political commentator and attorney bakari sellers and civil rights attorney areva martin. bakari, yesterday you said this would happen. this is what second-degree manslaughter is in minneapolis, when a person causes death by culpable negligences where a person creates unreasonable risk or causes death by great bodily harm. is this the right charge? >> i think it's the right charge. will this charge soothe the hearts and minds of people watching all across the country who are sick and tired of this, the answer is probably no, but in the eyes of the law, is this the right charge, the answer is yes. the question still remains, and this is one of the larger questions you'll have to get into a civil disposition. i don't anticipate touching anybody's witness stand, but how the hel

the decision whether to charge officer kim potter could come as soon as tomorrow.he killed daunte. let's bring in jason chavers and robert patillo. we have former amway peak and commissioner bernie kerik and lisa benetton on the ground. a busy night. fire is starting. jason, what do you make of it? >> not good images. the people who live in minnesota, i'm not there on the ground but i've got to tell you if you're worried about these protesters, the rioters, the people willing to break the law another there's a curfew, it's not a good image. i feel for the officers in the national guard. these are real men and women who have their families to go serve. you know what? if you're going to set a line in the sand and say there is going to be a curfew, we're going to clear the streets and we're going to make this a safe neighborhood, then you darn well better do it. they should start arresting those people and making sure they get prosecuted. >> shannon: commissioner, where do we go from here? we have the debris that's been gathered together. there is a fire that appears

meanwhile, so many have asked how did potter make this missnake a bca investigator took a look at potter's duty belt and discovered her handgun was hole ste already stered on the right side and the taser in the left and the taser was in a position that would require potter to full with her left hand, and on that day we learned she was training rookie officers. wolf. >> stand by. we'll get back to you. right now i want to get the latest on the recall another police officer who is on trial for murder in the death of george floyd. our senior national correspondent sara sidner is covering derek chauvin's trial for us. sara, chauvin's lawyers are trying to cast doubt on how george floyd died. tell us what happened today. >> reporter: yeah. we heard from a former medical examiner who testified for the defense who basically said it a several things killed george floyd but not one of them with the officers on him or chauvin kneeling down on his neck. >> there are multiple -- multiple entities all acting together and adding to each other and taking away from a different part of the ability to get o

potter allegedly mistaking her gun for her taser. the 26-year veteran was training another officer as this all unfolded. >>> the trial of former police officer derek chauvin tonight.

why potter made that mistake is the biggest unknown here. the next unknown we also find in the complaint. that goes to what provoked the arrest. the other officer, not potter, it says, determined wright had a warrant out for his arrest, stemming from a case involving wright carrying a handgun without a permit and fleeing from a peace officer. at trial, the warrant could play a factor in any affirmative defense, meaning an explanation if the defense decides to give one. did potter know about the outstanding warrant? is that why she made the decision that she made? is that why she shot daunte wright? there is no mention in the complaint on this point. remember, she was not the officer who supposedly discovered the warrant. what made this case come down to? we'll go to ask the prosecutor in the very high-profile freddy gray case in moments. i have a reminder for you tonight. if it gets hot, and it may, because many in wright's community are complaining this was the lowest charge possible. i ask the white majority to see why these people, white

kim potter is out on a $100,000 bond this morning. we'll see what happens when she's in court later today. critics wanted stiffer charges against the longtime officer. meanwhile, law enforcement has arrested more than 100 people since protests began sunday night and calls for justice for 20-year-old duante wright. here in minneapolis, in the case against former police officer derek chauvin, more expert testimony for the defense, arguing how george floyd died. [ chants ] police fired chemical spray at protesters outside the brooklyn center police department last night. a fourth straight evening of demonstrations. while areas remained -- rallies mostly remained peaceful during the day, about two dozen people were eventually arrested. protesters are demanding justice for duante wright who was killed during a traffic stop sunday. officer kim potter allegedly mistook her taser for her firearm and shot wright. she's since resigned and is now charged with second-degree manslaughter. >> at what point did you not feel that this was a gun in yo

in a statement prosecutors say potter "abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her taser. her action caused the unlawful killing of mr. wright, and she must be held accountable. potter shot and killed wright during a traffic stop >> [ bleep ] i shot him >> reporter: the now former officer on the force for 26 years training a rookie cop that day during what police have called an accident law enforcement activists count at least 16 similar cases of guns mistaken for tasers in the last 20 years, not all fatal no comment today from potter's attorney, the police union or the family of daunte wright the wright family's attorney speaking out. >> obviously, they are glad she got charged today. do hope and pray for a day that we will get equal justice. >> you, me, or anybody else with this skin color would be in silver handcuffs right now with murder charges. >> reporter: today angry reaction to the manslaughter charge from activists involved in three straight nights of protests >> now you can see the crowd getting restless, getting -- stirring ev

collection on tonight, officer potter is out on bond. she faces a possible penalty of up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted on that second degree manslaughter charge. her first court appearance will be tomorrow afternoon, frank. well let's just hope that things stay safe tonight, there in brooklyn center. thank you so much for your report. family of a palo alto teacher who was shot and killed by redwood city police has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit 33 year old kyle hart was shot in december 2018 in his backyard after his wife called police saying heart was cutting himself with a knife. heart was a middle school teacher and father of a three year old son and a newborn daughter, who was just three days old, his wife said. on that day, no one was in danger, except for kyle himself. the police arrived with guns drawn and shot him in our backyard marin the minutes after the shooting, the officers have no regard for kyle's dignity or medical needs, nor do they have any concern for myself or my children. kyle died without the comfor

potter and the police chief have resigned. wright's death has been ruled a homicide. there were more demonstrations overnight. the protests were mostly peaceful throughout the day. at one point the demonstrators knelt and paused for 9:20 to honor george floyd. >>> members of the wright family and the floyd family came together yesterday to meet, to offer comfort to one another. this is the defense in the derek chauvin trial will call more witnesses today. on tuesday their first witness took the stand. they claimed former officer chauvin's actions were justified and floyd was shifting because he was uncomfortable. one can do that. adrienne joins us with our top story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this case is moving fast. two days after daunte wright was shot and killed, the charging decision for the officer responsible could come today, that is according to the prosecuting attorney and washington county. meanwhile yesterday kim potter submitted her resignation to the city saying in part in that letter it's in the best interests of the communi

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officer potter is heard saying "i'll tase you," but she fires her gun. >> oh, my [ bleep ].shot him. >> the car traveled for several blocks before crashing. wright was later pronounced dead at the scene. >> you don't mistake a stun gun from a gun. you don't mistake that. if i made a mistake that i will be in the jail cell. she needs to pay for what she hoof -- my family's blood is on their hands. >> reporter: the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. officer potter on administrative leave and the mayor fired the city manager. >> our hearts are aching right now. we are in pain right now. and we recognize that this couldn't have happened at a worse time. >> reporter: the tension in the city heightened because just ten miles away the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin charged in the death of george floyd. >> say his name. [ crowd chanting "daunte wright" ] >> reporter: this morning his family demanding justice while calling for peace. >> everyone is going to remember his name. so that's what he wanted. i'm happy that he wanted to be known, but not t

this is coming on the day when kimberly potter, the police officer at the center of all of this, hadrested, booked in jail, and charged. the charges seconded degree manslaughter, potentially ten years in prison, and a $20,000 fine. she has bonded out, her initial appearance is tomorrow and we are looking at the scene now that is somewhat controlled here with the police encircling the troubled area, arrests are underway right now. shannon. >> shannon: sounds like early and more forceful enforcement tonight. my, we will check back with you. please keep us updated. >> you got it. >> shannon: fox news correspondent laura blanchard and her crew getting in all close and personal look at the very heavy law enforcement presence in brooklyn center tonight. loren, i know at one point you are caught up in what the police are trying to do in enforcing that curfew and check in the area. what can you tell us there on the ground? >> yes commission income as the crew and i were trying to leave the area, basically the police came in from almost every side just as mike was describing come encircling t

as for potter, she is out on bail. potter her next court appearance is in may. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. and not far away from where omar is in minneapolis, the defense rested in derek chauvin's murder trial, chauvin is charged with murdering george floyd. today he declined to take the stand in his own defense. cbs' jamie yuccas has been following that case. >> reporter: within the first five minutes of the court day, derek chauvin answered the question everyone has been asking. >> i will invoke my fifth amendment privilege today. >> reporter: the jury was not in the room for the rare sight, chauvin's face unmasked and it was the first time we heard his voice in court. >> is this your decision not to testify. >> it is, your honor. >> number one, you have to decide is this person going to be good on the stand. >> joe tamburino is a minneapolis criminal defense attorney not associated with the >> joe tamburino is a minneapolis cr case. >> reporter: why do you think he didn't decide to testify? >> because they did a risk- benefit analysis an

kim potter face a charge of second-degree manslaughter, appearing via zoom today. daunte wright's parents watching the hearing. here's stephanie ramos tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the parents of daunte wright watching as the former police officer who allegedly mistook her gun for a taser, killing their son, appeared for her first court hearing. >> it's is very hurtful to see she's just sitting there. >> reporter: the news media not allowed to record the feed. kim potter now facing a single charge of second-degree manslaughter, only responding "yes" to the judge's questions over zoom. the wright family describing their anguish. you just left the zoom hearing for officer potter. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: how did that feel to see her? >> it hurt really bad. i have hatred, anger, sadness. there's so many emotions going >> potter, who resigned this week after 26 years on the brooklyn center force, released from jail overnight after posting $100,000 bond. the criminal complaint alleging that while trying to arrest wright for an outstanding warrant after a traffic stop ov

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officer potter and the police chief both resigned yesterday. news of the charge brought against potter comes as the defense in derek chauvin's trial continues presenting in case. jurors heard from the former medical examiner in maryland who testified drugs and a heart condition contributed to mr. floyd's death. >> how did the heart and drugs contribute to the cause of death? >> there was significant -- well, they contributed to mr. floyd having a sudden cardiac arrest, in my opinion. that's how i would read it. >> shaquille brewster has been following the trial for us in minneapolis. i'm also joined by former prosecutor and civil rights defending david henderson, and morgan chesky is reporting for us from brooklyn center. in fact, let me start with morgan in brooklyn center before we get to what we have seen this morning in the trial. morgan, the arrest happened. give us a little detail. was this -- did officers go to potter's house and arrest her? did she turn herself in? what details do we have? >> yeah, chuck, from what we understand, we kno

so i don't know officer potter. i don't know her skills as a trainer or as an officer, but i can say that in general across the country, having armed officers respond to traffic events is clearly incon grew end. >> right. because this was over -- john, this was over an expired tag. >> elie, the video that we've now all seen, which i don't want to play because it's troubling, where you see officer potter saying taser, taser, taser, which you can read she thought she was using a taser there and after she did shoot him saying, oh, my god, i shot him, being surprised she shot him with a gun, how will that play in a trial? >> i think that's going to be tricky for prosecutors. to start with, i think that's what's prevented prosecutors from bringing a more serious charge. i think she will argue at the trial that that shows she's acting accidentally. however, as hans said, it's hard to understand how that happened. you don't just get handed a taser. you have to go through a train progress says. there are various designs in

charge, potter shot and killed wright during a traffic stop on sunday. she's currently out on bail right now. joining us from minnesota is cnn's adrienne broaddus. what can we expect from today's first court appearance? >> reporter: i can tell you you won't be able to see that court appearance. at least not members of the public. it's happening via zoom and the judge has denied the request for media to broadcast that court appearance. you will, however, learn about it through us media who are allowed to view it via zoom. as you mentioned, potter, who spent a great deal of her career here at the brooklyn center police department has been charged with second degree manslaughter, this after the killing of 20-year-old daunte wright. overnight hundreds of people filled the streets protesting. and at this hour you can see behind me this crew is putting up another layer of protection to protect members of law enforcement from the protesters who are here. i only see one person from the community here right now engaging with the law enforcement, talking to law en

state authorities have identified the officer who killed wright as kimberly potter, a 26-year police veteran who has served as the police union president for the department. she has been placed on administrative leave. on monday, brooklyn center police chief tim gannon claimed potter accidentally pulled a gun instead of a taser. he also played an excerpt of body camera footage showing the police shooting. >>1 taser taser! taser! i just shot him. amy: according to "the star tribune," daunte wright is the sixth person killed by brooklyn center police since 2012. five of the six have been men of color. on monday, the director of the minnesota chapter of the council on american-islamic relations joined calls for officer kim potter to face criminal charges. this is jaylani hussein. >> we are told it is an accident. but i'm going to tell you, it is not an accident. daunte wright was killed before he was even stopped because he is a black man in america. daunte wright was killed by this white officer because she did not see his humanity. she did not believe that black lives matter. amy: the

what is your reaction to the charge against former officer potter? >> reporter: there is relief, certainly, she's been charged and been charged so quickly. the fact that she resigned, that the police chief resigned and that these charges have come have all been met with elation by the crowd that gathered here for a fourth night but they is also say it not enough. they want not only her charged with greater crimes essentially, murder charges is what they'd like to see but they want all those everyday transactions between african-americans, people of color and police to seize. this case like the george floyd case before like so many before that has just become a rallying cry for people to show up here night after night after night. anderson? >> and are more protests expected tonight? >> reporter: i want to show you a little bit what is going on. there are. there are more protests expected tonight. it a bit of a rally, a bit of an organizational event. they are making speeches. there is music. they brought food in tonight so the people have something to

potter resigned yesterday as did the city's chief of police who said potter aid period to have accidentallyd of her taser. cnn's miguel marquez is in brooklyn center, minnesota with new details from the county attorney. miguel? >> yeah. what we understand from the county attorney in that charging document is perhaps the most important bit which is daunte wright's last words, probable last words. ah, he shot me. the there was a male officer who was handling him at the door as he slipped back into the door. the what he didn't understand is the female officer, former officer kim potter who had pulled her taser -- rather than her taser her handgun and shot him. shortly half he shot -- she shot him the complaint says that she shen uttered an expletive and said i just shot him. the complaint goes into detail about where the handgun was and the taser was, says the handgun, glock .9 millimeter was on her right side and taser on the left side. black handle with a yellow top. basically investigators did not understand how it is she could mistake a black glock .9 millimeter handgun for a taser that's

potter replicated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than herher action caused the unlawful killing of mister wright and she must be held accountable. daunte wright's family attorney responding. >> if ever there was a time in america when the police should be on their greatest behavior it should be now. >> reporter: congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez joining the course of people blasting police calling law enforcement and indefensible system that grants impunity for violence. potter has been released on 100,$000 bond, her home wrapped with barricades and concrete fencing, her first court appearance scheduled for today. >> accused of shooting an officer in custody, joshua was shot in the chest shoulder and neck during a traffic stop. you stable but others in the car fled the scene and carjacked 61-year-old robin, later showed up to a local police station with multiple gunshot wounds died. he's being held on bond. border patrol arresting three ms 13 gang members attempting to cross the southern border, two of them including the one you see her

potter waived to have the criminal complaint read. for those of you watching and listening at home, minnesota is experiencing something groundbreaking when you talk about the case involving derek chauvin. cameras were in or are have been allowed inside the courtroom for the chauvin trial but that's a first here in minnesota, and because of rules in minnesota all parties must agree to have cameras inside of the courtroom and today the attorney representing kim potter objected, but interestingly the prosecuting attorney from washington county was in favor of having the cameras inside of the courtroom. of course we asked to be there and we asked to be inside, but that didn't happen. she appeared via zoom today, her hair down and only spoke once, answering, yes, i am, an answer to the judge if she was present. brooke? >> thank you. let's jump into this. ely, to adrienne's reporting, what will happen next? >> the prosecution has to turn over discovery, you have to turn over all of the evidence and then you enter the phase where the prosecu

former officer potter has been checked in now to a county police facility. she'll be actually, we think, arraigned later today when the charges are made official. second-degree manslaughter charge as it stands in the books, culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another. the charges, not enough for at least the attorney ben crump, putting out a statement, while we appreciate that justice for daunte is being pursued, no conviction can give their loved one back. this was no accident. this was intentional unlawful use of force. the reaction here has been that the charges are too light and that the family and certainly the attorneys of the family will have a discussion about legislation changing. talking about the need to actually change the law. this is something we saw in kentucky after what happened with breonna taylor. it's something we could see on a national level when you look at the george floyd justice in policing act. that's the conversation moving forwa

officer kim potter during a traffic stop on sunday potter has since been charged with second-degree manslaughter. but the unrest continues. >> protests turn violent in oakland friday night. vandals set fire and shattered windows and a car dealership in this case. you can see smoke coming from the vehicle. several other cars had their windows smashed. and a nearby target store. a group of people trying to break in some grabbing rocks and aiming at the store's windows oakland. police say protesters dragged barriers into the street blocking and telling officers from responding vandals wrecking havoc at a california bank and trust branch. the little fire outside the building. the flames quickly spreading one witness says it's devastating to see the destruction which is hurting local community. >> during a store. >> taking jobs >> the last time protests like these happened. we're last year during black lives matter demonstrations when several shots were hit by vandals. some business owners were not taking any chances as they boarded up just in case the protest lasted about 2 and a half hours one offi

potter and the city's police chief resigned yesterday. joining us now, nbc morgan chesky in brooklyn center, minnesota and law professor many -- melissa murray and paul butler. welcome all. shaq, first to you, take us through what's been happening this very detailed discussion today on heart functions and george floyd throughout the morning and i understand, first you have a report from the journalist that's been allowed in the courtroom to represent all of us. >> reporter: it seems as if the jury is engaged and taking notes. this pool reporter notes when you heard the opinion from dr. fowler, the key opinion saying it was a sudden cardiac event during his restraint by police and mentioned contributing factors, that's when you heard or saw all the jurors start taking notes. they have been doing that throughout the testimony. that's something they have been doing consistently as you heard from other medical experts and andrea, we're in the phase of the trial now. we knew this was coming but where you have several different experts, intelli

the former brooklyn officer kim potter is being charged in the killing of daunte wright. adrian brought us this live. what do we know? >> reporter: the washington county prosecutor has told cnn he will charge that officer, kim potter, with second degree manslaughter. here in minnesota under the state statue, if somebody is convicted of second degree manslaughter the penalty is no more than ten years or a fine up to $20,000. for those of you who may just be tuning in, potter is the officer who was once here with the brooklyn center police department for 26 years. she fired the shot that ended the life of 20-year-old daunte wright. the former police chief here in brooklyn center told us she did not mean to fire that shot, she pulled her gun out instead of her taser. on that body cam video that was released soon after the incident occurred, you could hear the officer saying to mr. wright in the car, i'm going to tase you, i'm going to tase you, and then that was followed by taser, taser, taser. yelling taser, taser, taser is what officers are supposed to do before they deplo

kim potter will be charged inside a courtroom one block away from where another former officer, derek chauvin, is on trial for the death of george floyd. >> oh. >> reporter: overnight violence erupting for a fourth consecutive night outside the police department in brooklyn center, minnesota, amid outrage over the death of daunte wright. >> say his name. [ crowd chanting "daunte wright" ] >> say his name. [ crowd chanting "daunte wright" ] >> reporter: the 20-year-old shot and killed in what the department called an accidental discharge. demonstrators tried to climb the fence that now protects the police station and threw bottles and fireworks at officers. officers returning fire with flash bangs and rubber bullets. the unrest coming just hours after the former police officer who shot wright was released from jail. kim potter posted $100,000 bond late wednesday and later today she'll face a judge to be charged with second degree manslaughter. family members and community activists have called for her to be charged with murder. >> not over a mistake. over murder. >> reporter: wright's

the hearing lasted less than five minutes with potter scheduled to be back in court next month. she is out of jail after posting bond. >> danger, danger, danger. holity -- i just shot him. >> potter faces a second-degree manslaughter charge for shooting dante white house on sunday while she hasn't told her side of the story, the brooklyn police chief before he resigned said he believed the shooting was accidental with potter pulling the gun instead of a taser by mistake. >> can we get a conviction? can we get something? manslaughter? y'all see the difference? this is a taser. this is a taser. but, no, my nephew was killed with this, a glock! >> while potter was in court writes families and one of their attorneys was in church using this pulpit to push for accountability. >> we're still going to bury our son. we're still never going to be able to see our baby boy that we're never gonna have again. so when people say justice, i just shake my head. >> so it's very difficult for this family to accept. that this is an accident when you have a veteran who has been on the police force

kim potter has been charged with second degree manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright. potter, was a 26 year veteran of the force, stopped him for expired tags and then discovered that he had an outstanding warrant, when wright resisting arrest. potter accidentally used her gun instead of her taser. >> we have a propensity in america to over police marginalized minorities, especially black men. >> he had an outstanding warrant for having a pistol without a permit and fleeing an officer. potter faces up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted. >>> and overnight stand up in san jose ended with a man being rushed to hospital. police had him cornered at a house on fourth street just north of downtown. they use flash bang grenades and tear gas to try to drive him out of the home. investigators say the suspect was wanted for a deadly shooting that happened in the same neighborhood yesterday. >> i heard a bunch of sirens coming up there and i heard people over the bullhorn telling the guy to get out of the car, come out, whatever. >> reporter: we are still waiting for the vi

potter allegedly mistaking her gun for her taser.raining another officer as this all unfolded.

today kim potter appeared via zoom. instead of her taser, she fired a single shot from her gun while trying to arrest the 20-year-old for an armed robbery warrant. potter, the defendant, will have to use her left hand to draw the taser out of its hollister. wright's family is refusing to accept that, that the shooting was a mistake or accidental. >> this is a taser. this is a taser. but, no, my nephew was killed with this, a glock. >> potter faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. the shooting happened last sunday. potter resigned tuesday. >>> testimony has ended in the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. he did not take the witness stand. however, chauvin did speak in court for the first time today. he told the judge he would invoke his fifth amendment right. he's accused of killing george floyd last year after putting his knee on george floyd's neck. yesterday's defense witness claimed floyd had high levels of carbon monoxide in his blood from the car fumes. >>> and join us tonight f

late today, potter posted bail, which was set at $100,000. her first-court appearance is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. miguel marquez joins us now from brooklyn center. so what's been the reaction to the charge against former-officer potter? >> reporter: there is relief, certainly, that she has been charged and been charged so quickly. the fact that the -- she resigned, that the -- that the police chief resigned, and these charges have come have all been met with elation by the crowd that has gathered here for a fourth night now but they also say it's not enough. they want not only her charge with -- with greater crimes, essentially. murder charges is -- is what they would like to see. but they want all those everyday transactions between african-americans, people of color, and police to cease. this case, like the george floyd case before it, like so many before that, has just become a rallying cry for people to show up here, night after night after night. anderson. >> and are more protests expected tonight? >> i want to show you a little

officer potter's home address was just leaked to the public. that forced law enforcement to erect a fence and guard the property. this comes as we have brand-new footage of a scary situation in georgia. this was early monday morning with three police officers shot by an individual during a high-speed pursuit. take a look. do you want to be a cop today? the suspect was ultimately killed not before seriously injuring three officers in that case. out of new mexico we have the video on monday of the police officer, so-called routine traffic stop, anything but routine. he was murdered. we saw the videotape. policing is a tough and dangerous job. there are no routine stops. cop democrats are not just looking to score their usual cheap political points. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, the real speaker the house, called for police to be abolished, saying that law enforcement is an indefensible system that rewards violence with impunity and money. fellow squad member congresswoman omar say violence is a basic part of police interactions with min