Daunte Wright’s mother, Katie Bryant, spoke during the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, saying she observed her son lying in the vehicle after being shot, CBS News reported.  

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The incident took place on April 11 in the Brooklyn Center close to Minneapolis when police pulled Wright over for traffic stop and discovered he had an outstanding warrant. The police attempted to arrest him and Wright was trying to escape when Potter yelled “Taser, Taser” but the officer actually pulled out her gun and shot him.  

Wright, 20, was an “amazing dad,” according to Bryant, who testified she had given him $50 for gas and a car wash the day he died.  

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Bryant claims she tried reaching out to her son by video calling him after they had lost contact earlier due to a bad phone connection, but this time around an unknown woman answered the video call and screamed, “They shot him!” and angled the phone in the direction of the driver’s seat.  

“And my son was laying there. He was unresponsive and he looked dead,” Bryant said through tears. 

The footage presented in court showed Bryant approaching the scene and questioning officers about the shooting of her son, CBS Minnesota reported. She stated that the reason she knew her son’s body was near his vehicle and covered by a sheet was because she could identify his tennis shoes.  

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“I wanted to comfort my baby,” she said. “I wanted to hold him. I wanted to protect him, because that’s what mothers do.” 

The witnesses in this trial will help jurors conclude whether Potter truly made a mistake in grabbing her gun instead of her Taser. All the videos filmed that day will play a pivotal role in the case and help illustrate the accurate events that happened the day of the shooting.  

Potter, 49, could face at least a decade in prison if found guilty of the charges, but she has pleaded not guilty to first and second-degree manslaughter.  

The shooting of Wright ignited protesting in Brooklyn Center and added more struggles to a community still dealing with issues surrounding police and their use of force against people of color.  

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