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Live stream: Kim Potter found guilty on both charges in death of Daunte Wright

In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, following a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. (Court TV, via AP, Pool) (Uncredited)

Kim Potter has been found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop and arrest in April 2021.

Jurors deliberated over the course of four days. Potter, 49, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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The former police officer said she mistakenly pulled a gun instead of her taser when she shot and killed the Black man in Minnesota.

Watch live about 2:30 p.m. Thursday: