Ex-officer Kim Potter faces trial in Daunte Wright killing

Clip: 12/08/2021 | 6m 19s | Video has closed captioning.

Lawyers presented opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. Last April, she fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the events that led to the trial. This report is part of our ongoing series, "Race Matters."

Aired: 12/08/21

Rating: NR

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Ex-officer Kim Potter faces trial in Daunte Wright killing

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