Editing Kimberly Potter (section)

===Aftermath===
The Hennepin County medical examiner's office declared Wright's death to be a homicide. Potter was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Wright's death. Her firing was recommended on 12 April by the Brooklyn City Council, and she resigned on 13 April. On 14 April Potter was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter, defined as "unlawfully causing death through culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk".<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-officer-kim-potter-be-charged-2nd-degree-manslaughter-daunte-n1264025 Ex-officer Kim Potter to be charged with second-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright case], ''NBC News''</ref> She was released awaiting trial the same day after posting bail.

On 2 September, Potter was additionally charged with first-degree manslaughter through reckless use of a firearm, a more serious charge. Her trial began on 30 November. She was prosecuted by Matthew Frank, who also prosecuted fellow police officer [[Derek Chauvin]], and defended by Earl Gray, who is additionally representing police officer [[Thomas Lane]] in his civil rights trial. 

Potter's defence was that she had mistaken her gun for her Taser. The defence argued that Wright's attempts to resist arrest had caused stress which contributed to Potter making a "slip-and-capture" error and drawing her gun by mistake.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/shootings-minnesota-minneapolis-death-of-daunte-wright-homicide-db74c886081be65dd8d334843e0ff430 Judge: Behavior errors on table at ex-cop's homicide trial], ''Associated Press''</ref> The prosecution drew the jury's attention to the fact that Potter's gun was black, metal and weighed 0.96 kg whereas her Taser was yellow, plastic and only weighed 0.43 kg.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kim-potter-trial-opening-statements/h_048bd51c1086f3e9d8feb60a4f57b35a Prosecutor says Potter's gun weighed "more than twice as much" as Taser], ''CNN''</ref> Potter testified on her own behalf, admitting that she knew Wright was unarmed and that he had not used violence.<ref>[https://www.startribune.com/kimberly-potter-poised-to-testify-after-psychologist-takes-the-stand/600128046/ Kimberly Potter defense rests; closing arguments set for Monday], ''Star Tribune''</ref>

The trial concluded on 20 December 2021. After four days of deliberation, the jury convicted Potter of both first and second-degree manslaughter on 23 December. She was transferred to Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility to await sentencing, scheduled for 18 February 2022. She was ultimately sentenced to two years imprisonment.<ref>[https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/ex-cop-who-killed-daunte-wright-to-learn-sentence-kim-potter-minneapolis-black-motorist-brooklyn-center-derek-chauvin-george-floyd-minnesota Judge sentences former officer Kim Potter to 2 years in prison for killing Daunte Wright], ''13 Wham''</ref>