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Kim Potter charged with manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting

 A jury found Kimberly Potter an ex mIneapolis   police officer guilty, on two charges of  manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright. Potter    faces eight years in prison on the first-degree manslaughter charge and five years on the second-degree manslaughter charge. The jury deliberated for 27 hours over a 4-day period returning a guilty verdict on Thursday. Prosecutors were unable to convince the jury of 12 -- one an African male  that Potter mistook her gun for a taser.  The former Brooklyn Center officer was training rookies on April 11 when she shot Wright.  Judge Regina Chu  ordered Potter into custody immediately and held without bail. after Defense attorneys Paul Engh and Earl Gray argued that Potter should be allowed to stay free on bail until sentencing, saying she is a law abiding person who made a mistake and would not commit any crimes while free.  Chu  thanked the 12-member  jur...