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Former MN Officer's Attorneys Plan to Argue Killing of Daunte Wright was "Innocent Mistake"

Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter's attorneys filed a notice of defenses Wednesday afternoon that was made public Thursday morning outlining four potential options.

October 14, 2021
Former MN Officer's Attorneys Plan to Argue Killing of Daunte Wright was "Innocent Mistake"

Kimberly Potter is charged with one count each of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter over the traffic stop shooting of Daunte Wright. (Photo: Hennepin County SO)

The former Brooklyn Center, MN, officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright on April 11 after apparently mistaking her gun for a Taser might defend her actions at trial by framing them as an "Innocent Mistake" or "reasonable," according to a court filing.

Kimberly Potter's attorneys filed a notice of defenses Wednesday afternoon that was made public Thursday morning outlining four potential options.

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The defenses are: "Innocent Accident," "Innocent Mistake," "Her perceived use of a Taser was reasonable" and "Lack of causation," the Star-Tribune reports.

Potter is charged with one count each of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter and is scheduled to be tried Nov. 30.