![PHOTO: Former police officer Kimberly Potter testifies during her trail in the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/General/kim-potter-duante-wright-death-trial-01-ht-abc-llr-211217_1639760841514_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg)
The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, continues with Potter taking the stand to testify in her own defense.
Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 incident. She has pleaded not guilty to both charges.
The maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years and a $30,000 fine and for second-degree manslaughter, it's 10 years and a $20,000 fine.
Wright's death reignited protests against racism and police brutality across the U.S., as the killing took place just outside of Minneapolis, where the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, was taking place.