A former US police officer who said she mistakenly fired her gun instead of her Taser in the fatal shooting of a man has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Kimberly Potter was convicted over the death of 20-year-old motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April.
Potter, 49, was found guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter by a jury in Minnesota.
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