'Justice would be Daunte being home. Justice would be no more names being yelled in our streets.' Daunte Wright's mother said the guilty verdict against former officer Kim Potter isn't quite justice, but it is accountability, and she's thankful for it.
"Justice would be Daunte being home. Justice would be no more names being yelled in our streets. And that happens and we don't have to fight anymore, that's when true justice will be," Wright's mother, Katie Bryant, told CNN's Erica Hill on"New Day" Friday.
Video shows moment Potter found guilty in fatal shooting 01:35She was also asked what she would tell her grandson about his dad."That his dad is a part of history. And his name won't be forgotten, and that he loved him," Bryant said.She said she is hopeful that Potter's sentence will be fair. The maximum penalty for first-degree manslaughter predicated on reckless use/handling of a firearm is 15 years in prison.
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