Prosecutors resume questioning Potter on each moment leading up to, following Daunte Wright shooting
Prosecutor Erin Eldridge is now questioning Potter on her statements about her loss of memory following the shooting.
Eldridge: “But didn’t you tell Dr. Miller that you remember seeing the gun in your right hand? You said that, right?”
Potter: “I don’t remember my interview with him. I was distraught, I wasn’t in a good place.”
Eldridge is now asking Potter about her actions, or alleged lack thereof, following the shooting.
Eldridge: “After you shot Daunte Wright, you didn’t behave like someone who had just saved Sgt. Johnson’s life. Did you?”
Potter: “I was very distraught. I just shot somebody. I’ve never done that.”
Potter grows upset again, and begins to cry. Eldridge continues her questioning:
“You’d agree that as a police officer, you have the duty to render aid and communicate information to other officers, right?”
Potter: “Yes.”
Eldridge: “And it’s part of your job to assist those who are hurt or injured, true? … And to communicate to other officers what you know about a particular scene, right? … Give them whatever information you can to help them do their jobs, to help render assistance, things like that, right?”
Potter says yes.
Eldridge: “But you didn’t do any of those things on April 11th, did you? … You didn’t communicate what happened over the radio, right? … You didn’t make sure any officers knew what you had just done, right? … You didn’t run down the street and try to save Daunte Wright’s life?
Potter, through tears, says no.
Eldridge: “You were focused on what you had done because you had just killed somebody.”
Potter, near sobbing, says:” I’m sorry it happened,” as she audibly cries. “I’m so sorry .. I didn’t want to hurt anybody.”
After pushing further, Eldridge turns the questioning over to defense attorney Earl Gray for re-direct examination.
During their questioning throughout the day, Eldridge and Potter have both briefly mentioned that, following the shooting, Potter allegedly said something to the effect of, “I’m going to jail” or “I’m going to prison.”
