Kim Potter trial: Jury deliberates for second day in case over shooting death of Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS – The panel of jurors chosen to determine the fate of former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter resumed its deliberations for a second day on Tuesday in the manslaughter trial for the ex-cop.

As of 12:15 p.m. ET Tuesday, the Minneapolis jury had deliberated for seven hours and 30 minutes, with the majority of that time – five hours and 15 minutes – being from Monday.

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Meanwhile, images from Minneapolis Star Tribune photographer Glen Stubbe show workers erecting barricades along parts of Humboldt Avenue, where the Brooklyn Center Police Department is located.

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Kim Potter, 49, faces up to 15 years if convicted of the highest count, first-degree manslaughter.

The 12-person jury is made up of six men and six women. The panel is made up of nine White panelists and three people of color – two Asian women and a Black woman. The alternate jurors were a White man and a White woman.

During deliberations, the jury is being sequestered to a local hotel and will only be allowed to contact family.

Posters stand on the south lawn Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis for a trial former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

A security guard stands next to the cordoned off atrium, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 at the Hennepin County Government Center. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In this screen grab from police video, prosecutor Erin Eldridge shows evidence from the traffic stop of Daunte Wright (Court TV via AP, Pool)

In this image taken from police video played during the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in Minneapolis, Potters, right, is seen after the traffic stop of Daunte Wright on the April 11, 2021. Potter, who is white, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Wright, a Black motorist, in the suburb of Brooklyn Center. Potter has said she meant to use her Taser – but grabbed her handgun instead – after Wright tried to drive away as officers were trying to arrest him. (Court TV, via AP, Pool) (Court TV via AP, Pool)

In this image provided by the prosecution shows Officer Kim Potter's deny belt as the state delivers their opening statement as Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over court Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter in the April 11, 2021, death of Daunte Wright, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool) (Court TV via AP, Pool)

This image provided by the prosecution shows the difference between a Taser and a Glock as the state delivers their opening statement Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter in the April 11 death of Daunte Wright, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Prosecutors walked jurors through the differences between Potter's handgun and her Taser on Monday, Dec. 13. ((Court TV via AP, Pool File))

Kim Potter takes the stand (FOX )

In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter becomes emotional as she testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)

In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Earl Gray argues motions before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over court Thursday Dec.16, 2021, in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter in the April 11, 2021, death of Daunte Wright, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV, via AP, Pool) ((Court TV via AP, Pool))

In this image taken from video, assistant Attorney General Erin Eldridge questions a witness during the trial of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Minneapolis. Potter, who is white, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist, in the suburb of Brooklyn Center. Potter has said she meant to use her Taser – but grabbed her handgun instead – after Wright tried to drive away as officers were trying to arrest him. (Court TV via AP, Pool) ((Court TV via AP, Pool))

If a verdict is not reached by Thursday, Dec. 23, the jury will be allowed to return home for Christmas Eve and the Christmas holiday. Unless a verdict is reached by that time, deliberations will resume on Monday, Dec. 27.

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Potter, 49, has been charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Wright during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, on April 11, 2021. The 26-year police veteran and other officers, including a trainee, were attempting to arrest Wright when he tried to get back into his vehicle, video shows.

The officers had attempted to stop Wright and then tried to detain him after learning of a warrant for his arrest. Wright, 20, can be seen in a police video climbing back into the driver’s seat of a vehicle as the officers scuffle with him.

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In Potter’s body camera footage from the shooting, she can be heard yelling, "I’ll tase you!" and "Taser! Taser! Taser!" before firing her handgun.

Potter had 26 years as a police officer before she left her job just days after the shooting.